President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has by Proclamation declared, Wednesday, March 8, 2017 as "International Women's Day", and it's to be observed throughout the country as a "Working Holiday".
The day marks the struggle that women around the world have made to gain equality and equal rights as well as to reflect on the changes and progress that culminated in their international endeavor.
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