Updated on March 8, 2021 at 9:10 am
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Monday is International Women s day.
It s been recognized since the early 1900s and is a day to raise awareness about the many obstacles women still deal with. It s also a day to celebrate women s achievements, raise awareness about women s equality and fundraise for female-focused charities.
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This year s theme is Choose to Challenge. The International Women s Day website says a “challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change.”
Across the world, groups are celebrating #InternationalWomensDay and they re engaging and mobilizing their communities to #ChoooseToChallenge