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Happy International Women's Day

International Women's Day is celebrated each year on March eighth. Groups around the world

use this day to honor the progress of women. They also use the day to call attention to the

social, political and economic problems facing women and girls. Among the issues are forced

marriage, sexual abuse, poverty and a lack of education.

The United Nations says one in five women worldwide will be the victim of a sexual assault in

her lifetime. It says rape and domestic violence are major causes of disability and death among

women age fifteen to forty four. More than one hundred thirty million females in Africa and

other areas of the world have had their sexual organs cut for cultural reasons.

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the world's goals for peace, security, and sustainable

development are at risk until women and girls are freed from poverty and injustice. More than

one billion people in the world live in extreme poverty. And the United Nations says the

majority are female.

National Woman's Day was first celebrated in the United States on February twenty eighth,

nineteen hundred and nine. The next year a women's rights leader from Germany suggested the