Africa: Grassroots Voices Hold the Key to Fighting Gender Oppression

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Violence against women can be eliminated if there is sufficient political will to educate populations, especially men and boys, and reform traditional structures, institutions and practices

International Women's Day is an important reminder to celebrate the tremendous value and contributions of women and girls around the world. It is a timely opportunity to challenge patriarchal structures and psychologies that continue to treat women as second-class citizens and deny them their full human rights. And it is a moment to fight back against the scourge of gender-based violence that blights the lives of so many millions of women in every corner of the globe.

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