International Women’s Day

The gender pay gap continues to persist across the European Union, according to Eurostat. Factors such as workplace discrimination, stereotypes, and the unequal distribution of family responsibilities contribute to its ongoing existence.

Guterres pointed out the ongoing violence and discrimination that women continue to endure, noting that "every ten minutes, a woman is killed by her partner or a family member"

Many accounts have long associated the origins of International Women’s Day with a supposed March 8, 1857, textile workers’ strike in New York. Some even claim that Malkiel intended to honor that event

The United Nations plays a central role in International Women’s Day celebrations, selecting an annual theme to highlight pressing issues affecting women worldwide.

Awareness, art, and advocacy events take place in Athens on March 8-9 to celebrate International Women’s Day.

For the first time in Greece, women gynecologists have teamed up to address a serious gap in medicine, pharma, and society, and to bring women’s health to the forefront and into policy agendas