International Women's Day lands Thursday in a year that saw women from all walks of life rise up in protests, power building and advocacy over issues of equality and harassment.
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Unicef estimates that 25 million child marriages have been prevented in the past decade.
The theme of the 2018 campaign, Embrace Your Voice, provides an exciting opportunity to educate and demonstrate that everyone’s voice matters when it comes to preventing sexual assault.
Like the inaugural gathering two years ago, this one will bring together organizations and advocates focused on issues affecting women and girls.
The campaign, launched in January by some of Hollywood's most powerful women to combat sexual harassment across industries, has raised $21 million for its legal defense fund.
“We are shouting from the rooftops that the only way to change – to truly irreversibly create lasting change in our culture – is to start with our youth.”