{"id":445366,"date":"2018-03-08T15:08:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T15:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=445366"},"modified":"2018-03-08T15:11:44","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T15:11:44","slug":"march-8-womens-march-solidarity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/march-8-womens-march-solidarity\/","title":{"rendered":"March 8: Women’s March of Solidarity"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

“We do not want flowers, we want equal rights,”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This was one of the messages displayed on banners and chanted by the participants during the manifestation. The Women’s March of Solidarity, traditionally held on 8th of March – on International Women’s Day, aims to promote gender equality and to signal the phenomenon of discrimination and violence against women.<\/p>\n

On this day, women and men – including the Action and Solidarity Party leader, Maia Sandu – walked through the center of the Chisinau, reminding the passers-by about gender equality, for which women fought more than 100 years ago. The participants walked from the center of the capital to the “Maria Biesu” National Opera and Ballet Theater.<\/p>\n

“We still live in a world where much effort is needed to make girls and women have the same opportunities, benefit from the same reward, and enjoy the same freedoms. And there is still much more to be done in Moldova for all women to have the freedom and opportunity to follow their dreams.” declared Maia Sandu on her official Facebook page.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The event was organized by non-governmental organizations fighting for gender equality.<\/p>\n

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