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Will the Aurat March Change the status of women in our society?

Every year 8 th March is celebrated worldwide as International Women’s Day . The United Nation officially announced the observance of International Women Day in 1977.  The first National Woman's Day was observed in the United States on 28 February. The Socialist Party of America designated this day in honor of 1908 garment workers' strike in New York, where women protested against working conditions.  The basic aim of International Women Day to empower women and reduce the patriarchy in societies all around the globe. Like the rest of the world, International Women's day was also celebrated in Pakistan. Women from different sections of civil society conducted marches and rallies in the different parts of the country under the banner of Aurat March. The key demand was economic justice for women as highlighted in the manifesto. The Aurat March which means women’s march was held on 8 th April 2018 for the first time. Few women organized gathering in the Karachi a