Women's march for equality and justice

WOMEN have been longing for equality with men for thousands of years but began campaigning and marching only 200 years ago for their rights and dignity to be respected. Throughout history, they have suffered discrimination and oppression and were considered property and were sold for sex to old men. Men ruled the world, so-called honor killings happen frequently in Pakistan where in 2021, according to the Human Rights Commission, as many as 470 girls were killed, but human rights workers say the number could reach a staggering 1,000 a year.

Around the world, women resisted and gradually fought for their rights. On Sept. 17, 1937, Filipino women won the right to vote and many rights have been won since then. It could take 300 years to achieve equality for all women, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.