International Women's Day

This BBC article covers the issue:

Photographs and videos shared on social media can sometimes reveal more than intended, not just about the people pictured, but also about society. Five BBC journalists share images that reflect how women are often treated in their parts of the world. 

A Chinese meal by Celia Hatton, editor of the BBC World Service East Asia
A photograph of a meal became the talk of China in February of 2016. A woman from the country's financial capital, Shanghai, travelled to a village in Jiangxi province to meet her boyfriend's family for the first time. They sat down to a Chinese New Year celebration, which is, for most, the feast of the year. And that's when everything went very, very wrong. "When I saw their food, I wanted to throw up. It was a hundred times worse than what I had imagined. I can't accept it," she wrote in comments that were shared on social media sites, including Weibo. Needless to say, she dumped the boyfriend.
The "inadequate meal" post attracted hundreds of thousands of comments and was clicked on millions of times. A few days later, state media said the whole thing was a hoax. It's difficult to prove one way or the other, but the original post sparked a fierce debate highlighting all sorts of issues. The woman was criticized repeatedly for her snobbery, and many used the story to discuss China's widening gap between the rich and the poor. But the comments also exposed the way women are viewed. Many discussed her age, 27, and dubbed her a "leftover woman". In China, there is great pressure to marry before the age of 25, so there was an overwhelming feeling that the woman shouldn't be so picky. One commentator told her she should have married the man because she wouldn't have had to worry about adultery, as he wouldn't have been able to afford a mistress, the explanation went. And she wouldn't have had to return to Jiangxi very often if she didn't want to, others said. They told her she could have done worse.
Others sided with the woman. "You can't blame Shanghai girls for feeling they are worth more," said one person. "Shanghai's property prices are much higher than in most other cities." 

The Greek grandmothers by Theopi Skarlatos, Athens
When a Syrian mother arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos, drenched and struggling to feed her baby, three grandmothers, or yiayiades, stepped in. Militsa Kamvisi, 83, gave the baby a bottle of milk while she and her friends sang a lullaby. The photo, taken by Lefteris Partsalis in October of 2015, immediately went viral, and there was a flood of admiration for the "three grannies and a baby" on Twitter. "Thank goodness," said one tweet, "there are the grandmothers of Lesbos who are able to wash away our shame."
The photo reflects the strength, courage, and down-to-earth attitude Greeks associate with yiayiades, many of whom have lived through a World War, a civil war, a dictatorship, and now a financial crisis. In today's Greece, it is often their pensions and positive approach that keep entire families going.
Grandma Militsa has said she does not think her response was anything extraordinary. As a child of a refugee herself, she saw her act of kindness as a moral duty. Her mother fled Turkey with nothing in 1922 at the end of the Greco-Turkish War, and also ended up on the shores of Lesbos, dependent on its residents for help.
She is among three people nominated for the Nobel prize to represent the behavior and attitude of Greece and volunteers towards the refugee crisis.
Last week, Greek grandmothers were again the ones taking the lead handing out food to refugees in Athens. One was 92 years old. Her daughter said it was she who had made them pack a car full of sandwiches and cake and go to Victoria Square. 

What is International Women's Day?
International Women's Day has been held on 8 March every year since 1913, and has been recognized by the United Nations since 1975.
The UN says it's a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change, and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.
The theme of this year's day is Planet 50-50 by 2030, aiming to achieve global equality in areas such as education, and end all forms of discrimination.

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