International Women's Day In Gaza

Palestinian carpenter Smah Shaheen, 33, works at her workshop in Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on March 8, 2017. Smah Shaheen designs picture frames and sells them in the markets of the narrow enclave. International Women's Day on March 8 marks an ongoing worldwide battle to ensure equal rights for half the globe's population on issues such as work, voting and abortion. Conceived in 1910, International Women's Day was recognised by the United Nations in 1977. The day serves as a reminder of the fields in which women must still battle for fundamental rights, and where they remain victims of violence and enduring inequalities.