The United Nations chief says legal equality for women could take centuries as the fight for gender equality has become an uphill struggle against rank discrimination and gross human human rights abuses.

A group of women in Washtenaw County are celebrating International Women's Day with hammers, shovels, and wheelbarrows in hand.

Women across Latin America are bathing their city streets in purple in commemoration of International Women’s Day at a time when gender rights advocates in the region face both historic steps forward and setbacks.

This event is for women, by women

Starting at 9 a.m., teams will build up the walls of a project at 966 N. Prospect Rd. in Ypsilanti for a future buyer.

International Women's Day is a day that recognizes and upholds the achievements of women around the world, as well as promotes gender equality.

From February to November, Mother's Day is celebrated year-round throughout the world.

“Growing up, I always knew that owning a home would be the ultimate American dream for me,” said new homeowner Wendy Alfaro-Cruz.

Jobs in the beer business are mostly held by men, but on this International Women’s Day, the new president of Atwater Brewery wants to help change that.

From demands for constitutional rights in Islamabad to calls for economic parity in Manila, Paris and Madrid, International Women’s Day demonstrations are highlighting the unfinished work of providing equity for half of the planet’s population.

In honor of International Women’s Day, a team of volunteers, supporters and Women Build Committee members will meet to help renovate a home in Ypsilanti’s West Willow neighborhood.

Local 4 News Today morning anchor Evrod Cassimy and his wife with their newborn daughter. DETROIT – Local 4 News Today morning anchor Evrod Cassimy and his wife Danielle have welcomed their third child together. The couple’s daughter, Chloe Marie Cassimy, was born Monday, March 8 on International Women’s Day. The couple is thrilled to finally welcome a baby girl into the family. Congratulations to the Cassimy family!

DETROIT – Four women shared the challenges they’ve faced and their worries for other women amid the COVID pandemic as we mark International Women’s Day. Local 4 brought four women together to speak about the impact of the pandemic, the challenges they faced and the determination they had to fix the problems COVID-19 magnified. She has been fighting to keep her business alive during the pandemic and throughout that fight, she has focused on feeding others. Ad“All of a sudden it went from a lake of need to an ocean of need all around us,” Shand said. You know, as far as child care, family leave, the pandemic shined a light -- and you know, exposed those cracks,” Shand said.