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Gender-based violence

Millions of Mexican women strike on ‘The Day Without Us’

Millions of Mexican women strike on ‘The Day Without Us’

Millions of women in Mexico took part in a strike on March 9 to protest against rising levels of gender-based violence. The strike, called “The Day Without Us," saw women from across the country stay home from work and school. The intention was to show what life would be like

South African Gender-Based Violence Crisis – Facts, Causes and Ramaphosa’s Plan

South African Gender-Based Violence Crisis – Facts, Causes and Ramaphosa’s Plan

August is Women’s Month in South Africa, commemorating the 1956 Women’s March on Pretoria’s Union Buildings, a protest against the apartheid regime and the 1948 laws that established it. Unfortunately, 2019 celebrations of Women’s Month were marred by media reports of a spate of rapes and