The Governor-General celebrated International Women's Day (March 8th), at a lunch attended by 900 people organised by UNIFEM, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, in Canberra.

5 March 2010

Ms Bryce commended UNIFEM's campaign "5 Women; 5 Ways to end Poverty", which seeks to end women's suffering and discrimination around the world. The Guest Speaker at the lunch, Dr Hamidah Marican, discussed her work as Executive Director of the Malaysian organisation, Sisters in islam.

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