TORONTO, Canada, Mar 04 (IPS) – The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. For decades women’s demands for political and economic inclusion have placed them centre-stage in mass struggles against dictatorships across the world. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its indiscriminate attacks on civilians now put women’s movements firmly on the front line of war, autocrats and fossil fuels.
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