A look at some of the activities held by women for International Women’s Day provides a telling account of how ongoing struggles continue to affect women's everyday lives as well as their abilities to live in safety, dignity, and peace. This past year we saw the election of the first female president in Africa, Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf of Liberia, as well as the electoral victory of feminist Michelle Bachelet in Chile. Women have taken huge steps forward in the public sphere and have worked hard to break down social, political, and cultural barriers. Yet women still face tremendous obstacles to equality all over the world. A look at some of the activities held by women for IWD provides a telling account of how ongoing struggles continue to affect women's everyday lives as well as their abilities to live in safety, dignity, and peace.