NEW YORK, Mar 02 (IPS) – The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. This will be the second International Women’s Day since the brutal coup erupted in Myanmar – and women remain fiercely in the lead in demanding justice and peace in the streets and behind closed doors.

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