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Međunarodni Dan Žena

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Međunarodni Dan Žena

International Women's Day has been celebrated Internationally since 1975, but here in the former Jugoslavija and the newer republic's that are today, it's been a big issue for a lot longer.

David Pejčinović-Bailey
Mar 8, 2020
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Međunarodni Dan Žena

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I have to say, that I can't really recall, growing up in the UK in the 50's and 60's, about there having been a "Women's Day" celebrated in the annual Calendar.

For context, I arrived in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 16 September 1998. So it was a surprise on the 8th March 1999, as I arrived in the office, I was told that I needed to bring in fl…

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