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Celebs have their say on Women's Day 2013

Happy   #Women'smonth2013 ! -Fast facts about Women's Day… National Women's Day celebrated annually on the 9 August, since 1974 is aimed at commemorating a march which took place on this day in 1956,where by about 20 000 woman marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria,to peacefully protest against Pass Law ammendments.The march was   organised by the Federation of South Africa and,proved to be a great success, as women from across all races,from around the country joined in through carrying petitions and singing songs   such as the protest song, Wathint Abafazi Wathint Imbokodo , which includes the verse’’You strike a women, you strike a rock’’. The significant events on this day lead to South African women   being empowered to fight for their rights to be treated equally .Typical female stereotypes such as  Woman only belong in the kitchen and should rather stay at home and take   care of their   kids were broken,as women are now empowered in society, in their