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International Women’s Day is a celebration and call to action. Beware the flowers and candy

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By REGINA GARCIA CANO
Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Women across the world will demand equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice, decision-making jobs and other essential needs during demonstrations marking International Women’s Day Friday. Officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, International Women’s Day is commemorated in different ways and to varying degrees in places around the world. Protests are often political and, at times, violent, rooted in women’s efforts to improve their rights as workers. Demonstrations are planned from Tokyo to Mexico City and this year’s global theme is “Inspire Inclusion.”

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