International Women’s Day
March 8th is International Women’s Day, and news sources round the globe are marking the date with diverse reporting on women’s issues.
China’s Xinhua News, has a feature on the everyday lives of women in Gaza. Voice of America reports on a women’s conference in Liberia, while the Jamaica Observer looks at the roles of several high-profile women in Jamaican society.
Here’s how women in the Twitterverse are spending their day on 8th March:
@WelshTart (Manchester, England) On my way to Manchester Town Hall 2 celebrate International Womens Day – here come the girls….
@SuzeMuse (Ottawa, Canada) Just saw a flock of geese fly over. And with that, Spring has arrived. Still Had to scrape my windows this morning. Oh, Canada. 
@kse_ (St. Petersburg, Russia) I would like to wish every female on twitter a Happy International Womens Day!
@laurakendrick (Incheon, South Korea) I’m bleaching my roots… Big piles of happiness 
@ExMi (Johannesburg, South Africa) My kid is learning more and more new words every day. He’s so funny and so smart. *this* is why i love being a mommy.
@brevity (Manila, Philippines) Sittin beside the UST field. Guy stops dead infront, takes a portrait of me & walks on. Hoping he shot in P mode & RAW.
You can read more about International Women’s Day at the official website. Photo website Flickr also has thousands of photographs tagged with “international women’s day” to browse.
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