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Dia de la Mujer leads today's complete edition for Malta.
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National holiday since 2024. The marches through Santiago are among the largest in Latin America, filling the Alameda from La Moneda to Baquedano with green scarves and fierce conviction. Chilean feminism has its own voice and it does not ask permission.
The day is observed with events organized by the Ministry of Equality, and the demands include equal pay, an end to domestic violence, and the recognition of women's contributions to the economy. Malta has made progress on gender equality (the gender pay gap is 11%), but the representation of women in parliament is low (14%). The Maltese women have a strong tradition of activism, and the day is marked by rallies in Valletta, workshops, and the reading of works by Maltese women writers such as Clare Azzopardi and Immanuel Mifsud.
You encounter Adelie penguins, leopard seals, and Weddell seals throughout the Antarctic continent. You find that research station inhabitants keep sled dogs, cats, and occasionally rabbits as companions. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
You sample Vanuatu cocoa and kava root, traditional Pacific products that embody Melanesian ceremony and sustainable island agriculture. You appreciate how these exports preserve Vanuatu's connection to ancestral practices and forest stewardship.