It is imperative that health and education commitments are made now so that people in all countries have the best chance at living a life free from poverty and with access to the basic human rights of education and health.

Across the globe, the women’s rights movement has been one of the most socially, economically and politically transformative in history, and yet gender remains the most pervasive and accepted reason for discrimination. After 101 years of International Women’s Day, here are a few reflections that are pertinent now.