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International Women's Day

International Women's Day 2013
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International Women's Day Around the World

Happy International Women's Day!
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Happy International Women's Day! This day to celebrate and empower women has evolved over the years, beginning as a Socialist political event in 1909 and now varying in its celebrations country by country. Depending on where you are, International Women's Day could be highly political, a day to celebrate women's achievements, used for protesting violence against women or fighting for women's rights, or a time to honor the women in your life with flowers and candy. Protests, parades, flash mobs, and discount shopping: see how women around the globe are recognizing International Women's Day now!

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Global Tech Women Talks
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Celebrate Women's Day by Meeting Female Trailblazers in Technology

Want to know what being a woman in tech is all about?
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Want to know what being a woman in tech is all about? How about being a woman in tech in . . . Africa? For this year's International Women's Day, we're celebrating leading ladies around the world by tuning in to the voices of female trailblazers in technology. Google is live streaming the Voices Global Conference, a 24-hour event hosted by Global Tech Women.

All of the Voices Global Conference sessions feature women working in computer science and will be available for free throughout the day. In addition to the streaming videos, Google will be uploading new episodes of its Women Techmakers series to give more visibility to female developers at the top and provide role models for the next generation of engineers.

The company is providing this online platform for trendsetting techmakers to "help women and other audiences around the world learn more and get inspired about the contributions women are making to technology and computer science."

Check Diversity at Google's YouTube channel for new live streams posted all day long. If you want to jump in right away, hang out with influential female African entrepreneurs and Internet pioneers at Google Africa after the break.

Female Scientists For International Women's Day
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Awesome Women Who Left a Mark on Science

On this celebration of International Women's Day, we're paying respect to the women who left their mark on modern life through science.
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On this celebration of International Women's Day, we're paying respect to the women who left their mark on modern life through science. Proving that physics, wireless technology, and computer programming aren't just traits of a boys' club, and years ahead of their time at that, learn more about the women who showed us that science is the coolest subject of all.

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Diane Von Furstenberg International Women's Day Celebration
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Diane von Furstenberg Pops Champagne and David Gandy Auctions Himself

Diane von Furstenberg is offering free Champagne and treats in all its boutiques tomorrow, March 8, in honor of International Women's Day.
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International Women's Day 2012
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International Women's Day Around the World

Happy International Women's Day!
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Happy International Women's Day! This day to celebrate and empower women has evolved over the years, beginning as a Socialist political event in 1909, and now varying in its celebrations country by country. Depending on where you are, International Women's Day could be highly political, a day to celebrate women's achievements, used for protesting violence against women or fighting for women's rights, or a time to honor the women in your life with flowers and candy. From soccer games to fashion shows to heated rallies to topless protesting, see how women in leadership and beyond are recognizing International Women's Day around the world now!

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Celebrity Women to Honor on International Women's Day
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Link Time — 10 Inspiring Celebrity Moms For International Women's Day

Celebrity moms making the world a better place — LilSugar The benefits of bringing a casual hookup home — College Candy 5 cheap Mardi Gras-inspired dates — Glamour Is semen a mood enhancer?
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How Prevalent Is Sexism in the US?
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Have You Ever Felt Limited by Sexism?

I don't remember when I first learned women were once second-class citizens, but I grew up believing it was a thing of the past.
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I don't remember when I first learned women were once second-class citizens, but I grew up believing it was a thing of the past. In school, girls were better behaved, more organized, and better students, and I never felt limited in any way by being female. I also just happened to be drawn to traditional girly things: dancing, cheerleading, and majoring in English. Some would probably say I was a victim of sexism without even knowing it.

So while I've been fortunate to not experience sexism firsthand, I would never say it's a relic of the past; but, nearly 60 percent of British women say sexism is dead in the UK. On International Women's Day, it's good to remember that while women in the Western world may have it better than, say, women in Sudan, they still aren't free from sexism.

From the treatment of single women over 40 in real life and on screen; to the boys' club that still exists in politics, finance, law, or even comedy writing and the upper echelons of the otherwise female-filled media; to the piddling number of women at the top of Fortune 500 companies; all the way down to a Norwegian company asking female employees to wear red bracelets when they have their periods, sexism exists.

So I don't think the question should be whether sexism is dead, but how alive is it? Has it ever gotten in your way?

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Would You Talk About Your Period on Facebook?

"In 2010 women became the majority in the workforce," is how the above video opens.
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"In 2010 women became the majority in the workforce," is how the above video opens. I expected the next sentence to discuss the wage gap or how men still rule boardrooms, but instead the voice-over says: "Still it's difficult to talk about menstruation."

I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, since the video is part of an initiative by feminine hygiene brand SCA trying to make menstruation less taboo. The company conducted a study that found most women experience social discomfort while on their period. To combat that, SCA wants women and men to talk about menstruation during a 28-day period starting today, International Women's Day. If you start seeing "Period." show up in your Facebook feed, you'll know it's working.

Last year, a tampon-ad-meets-social-experiment from Kotex demonstrated a man's inability to calmly confront the idea of menstruation. A young woman stood outside a drug store, asking men to run inside and buy her tampons. If most men are like the one guy who said, "Can I get you toilet paper?" I have a feeling it will be tough to get many to talk about a woman's period openly. But maybe that just shows how much we need an awareness campaign like the one from SCA. Will you try to break down the taboo surrounding menstruation, or do you it's think a topic better suited for private conversation?

Video of Women Demonstrating in Egypt
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Speed Read — Women Struggle to Demonstrate in Egypt

Pro-women demonstrations met with anti-feminist chants in Egypt — CNN NRA credits Sarah Palin for a rise in female membership — Double X Charlie Sheen drinks tiger blood — Huffington Post Meanwhile, who should replace him on Two and a Half Men?
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