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today,

on the occasion of international women's day, I will tell you about women's rights

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Let's start with the title of this day.

UN (United Nations Organization) Talks About International Women's Day

(this is also the official title)

while France tends to favor international women's rights day instead.

Of course the difference is not trivial and we let everyone (and each) position themselves according to their preferences.

In this video, we have chosen to keep the title of the United Nations

but we do not make it into a political position.

International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 each year

by women's groups around the world.

It is also celebrated at the United Nations and, in many countries, it is a national holiday.

International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women who made history.

It has its roots in the struggle waged by women for centuries

to participate in society on an equal basis with men.

In Greek antiquity,

Lysistrata launched a "sex strike" against the men to end the war.

During the French Revolution,

Parisian women asking for "freedom, equality, fraternity"

marched on Versailles to demand the right to vote for women.

We cannot ignore that all over the world,

women experience discrimination and violence.

In many States, discrimination is enshrined in both criminal and civil law relating to marriage, inheritance and property.

But even in countries where women have been able to achieve equality before the law,

this is often illusory in practice.

So, is it women's rights?

Women's rights are rights, theoretical or real,

claimed for women and girls in many societies around the world

and form the basis of the women's rights movement of the 19th century

as well as the 20th century feminist movement.

In some countries, these rights are institutionalized or supported by law,

local custom and behavior, while in other countries they can be ignored or suppressed.

They differ from broader notions of human rights

by declaring that there are inherent historical inequalities that hinder the exercise of the rights of women and girls,

in favor of men and boys.

The defense of these rights is an objective in order to achieve a more egalitarian society.

The issues commonly associated with notions of women's rights include, but are not limited to,

rights: bodily integrity and autonomy, not to be subjected to sexual violence, to vote,

to be elected, to enter into a legal contract,

to be seen as equal to husband and father in the family, to work,

to have access to fair wages and equal pay,

to control its reproduction (contraception and abortion),

to own property, to access education.

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