Nation Marks International Women’s Day

Addis Ababa International Women’s Day was commemorated in Ethiopia under the worldwide theme “Digit ALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” today.

International Women’s Day is a global event celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women’s rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, and violence and abuse against women.

In Ethiopia, various public and private institutions with different events, including panel discussions that focused on the importance of strengthening the participation of women in all aspects of the socioeconomic activities of the country, were held.

President SahleWork Zewde, in a message she delivered in connection with the day, said women in Ethiopia should get organized in order to avert the various social challenges they have been facing.

Women should have their own strong shared agenda for the full protection of their rights, she added.

“We need a strong association that strives to make women’s issues a public agenda that exerts efforts to find solutions, mobilize all Ethiopians both inside the country and abroad for this purpose.”

The president also stressed the need to strengthen the existing associations of women since working in unison and collaboration is better than making efforts individually.

Source: Ethiopia News Agency