Today is a day women around the world celebrate on this day March 8 1908
Women had in New York marched in protest to have shorter workdays , a right to vote
These changes brought about things that we today enjoy but still there are many things that need to change or be improved.
Around the world today we see young girls and young women not allowed to attend school, get an education , to feel safe on the streets , or working in factories for low pay .
Doing the same job as a man but earning less.
Of course not all things are bad. There are women astronauts, doctors, lawyers roles that were exclusively male dominated. There are women politicians, presidents and prime ministers. So women have come a long way in the last 111 years.
You can read more about it here
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-64723201
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