International Women's Day 2011: Top 10 Wins For Women's Movements

From strengthening abortion rights to legalizing same-sex marriage, women's movements have been responsible for some of the most extraordinary judicial victories around the world.

In honor of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, the Global Fund for Women selected some 2010's most exciting and incredible legal breakthroughs around the world. Last year alone, women helped extend employee protection for domestic workers around the world (including nannies and maids) and comprised a critical segment of the astonishing revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt which ousted much-maligned leaders.

Take a look at the Global Fund for Women's pics for the Top 10 wins for women's movements in 2010 below:

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Despite restrictive working conditions and limited infrastructure, domestic workers worldwide organized, advocated for, and won a victory in June that began the process through the International Labor Organization (ILO) to extend basic labor protections to millions of women employed in other people's homes. Domestic workers around the world, often employed as nannies, servants or maids have long lacked any of the basic protections against exploitation that workers in other industries enjoy. This overwhelmingly female workforce is thus highly vulnerable to abuse, including working long hours without days off, unfair wages, sexual or physical abuse on the job, and little or no access to health care, job protection or maternity leave.

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Despite restrictive working conditions and limited infrastructure, domestic workers worldwide organized, advocated for, and won a victory in June that began the process through the International Labor Organization (ILO) to extend basic labor protections to millions of women employed in other people's homes.

Domestic workers around the world, often employed as nannies, servants or maids have long lacked any of the basic protections against exploitation that workers in other industries enjoy. This overwhelmingly female workforce is thus highly vulnerable to abuse, including working long hours without days off, unfair wages, sexual or physical abuse on the job, and little or no access to health care, job protection or maternity leave.

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[Fran Jaime]

12:13 AM on 03/09/2011

To all my sisters around the world: Happy International Women's Day!

[LALC]

11:53 PM on 03/08/2011

Great story. Hope to see more during National Women's History Month which is always March.

[LALC]

12:00 AM on 03/09/2011

Here are links for those interested.

National Women's History Project
http://www.nwhp.org/

National Women's Hall of Fame
http://www.greatwomen.org/

[Bernique]

07:48 PM on 03/08/2011

What a wonderful array of women's accomplishments around the world, especially the recent participation of women in the Tunisia, Egypt and Libya liberation movements. I wish there were more accomplishments to boast about, but it was only one hundred years, right? Let's be proud, but not rest.

International Women's Day -- one hundred years today.

[llabesab1234]

04:49 PM on 03/08/2011

Charlie Sheen trumped every one! Sheen 10; Women-0!

[Peabodies]

09:47 PM on 03/08/2011

Your mother would not approve of your vulgarity, besab.

[LALC]

11:51 PM on 03/08/2011

I don't think besab was being vulgar but making the point that his story is what everyone is reading. Maybe I'm wrong.

[Vivicca Whitsett]

04:32 PM on 03/08/2011

Much has been accomplished around the world but we still have much work to do.

[wonketteRAWKS]

09:14 PM on 03/08/2011

Say it loud!

[merryjee]

03:14 PM on 03/08/2011

Domestic workers around the world, often employed as nannies, servants or maids have long lacked any of the basic protections against exploitation that workers in other industries enjoy.

http://www.biographystuff.com/for-some-charter-pilots-ipad-navigational-maps-okd

[BoudiccaBlanc]

06:44 PM on 03/08/2011

Very true! f+f