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Today, International Women鈥檚 Day, is about celebrating the many achievements, economic, political and social, of women across the world.

A lot has changed since the first International Women鈥檚 Day, 101 years ago, when one million women took to Europe鈥檚 streets, demanding the right to work, the right to vote and an end to discrimination.

But there is still a great deal to be done, and that鈥檚 true across the world. That鈥檚 why the Coalition has made transforming the lives and education of women and girls a cornerstone of our international development effort.

But it鈥檚 also true here in the United Kingdom. And now, more than ever, as we look to grow and rebalance our economy. We need to make the most of all of the talent we have.

Empowering women is about equality and fairness, but it鈥檚 about our national strength too.

So the Coalition is taking action to knock down the barriers that remain. Whether by making it easier for women to balance work and home, for example through childcare, we鈥檙e increasing the early education available to three and four years olds, and extending support to disadvantaged two year olds.

Whether by encouraging more girls and women to aim for the top, funding, for example, 5,000 mentors to support women in business.

Whether by helping women smash the glass ceilings that still get in their way. And a big part of that is about shining a light on the closed nature of our corporate world. We鈥檙e determined to see our boardrooms, still dominated by men, open their doors to more women too.

When it comes to greater equality between the sexes, there is no room for complacency. We must not mistake progress for 鈥榡ob done鈥�. So yes, today, let鈥檚 look back on the huge strides that have been taken.
But this fight isn鈥檛 finished yet. So let鈥檚 look to the future too.