Women's Day should be every day

  On Sunday, March 8, 2026, International Women's Day was marked. At United Nations headquarters in New York, American actress and goodwill ambassador Anne Hathaway gave a speech. Anne highlighted how the promise of equality still feels distant for so many, and how insecurity for women and girls, as well as gender-based violence, are still very much present. Anne cited Gisèle Pelicot (victim of a mass rape case), Virginia Giuffre (one of the whistleblowers in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case), and Malala Yousafzai (who recently spoke of a gender apartheid in Afghanistan, where girls are banned from education and public life). Here's the link to watch the full speech, which, despite everything, is full of hope and a celebration of the courageous feminine spirit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uidGNIp-nn4 That same day, at 4:30pm, a session titled "Between tea and history: celebrating women" was held at the António Lobo Antunes Municipal Library in Nelas, led by Maria João Amante, PhD in Psychology. Here are some ideas and reflections put together during an afternoon full of conversation and inspiration. A woman should have:  

Freedom of expression

The right to a dignified salary

The right to breastfeed her child

The right to go out at night

The power to choose what she wants to study

The power to leave without a man's permission

No tolerance for repression

The power to wear what she wants

The law should be equal for everyone! This way, both sexes can help ensure it is upheld.

Woman is love, strength, resilience

We are capable of anything!