On this occasion of International Women’s Day marks 113 years of IWD this year. IWD was first celebrated in 1911, and the UN adopted International Women’s Day in 1977 on March 8th, and ever since then, women around the world have celebrated March 8th as IWD. Today, the theme for IWD is “Inspire Inclusion.” KWO feels that this theme is very relevant not only for the Karen situation but also for the situation in Burma as a whole. KWO and the Women’s League of Burma, and other women’s groups in Burma have been actively working on the inclusion of women at decision-making and leadership levels across our societies. Although we have made some progress, we are still in our struggle to see women included at all levels of decision-making that impact women’s lives.

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