Clinton honors women's rights, calls for equalityUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. International Women's Day International Women's Day (IWD) is marked on March 8 every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women. on Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. , celebrating untapped potential but lamenting how "no nation in the world has yet achieved full equality for women." The international community has little hope of combatting the complex slew of challenges in the 21st century without the full participation of women, said Clinton. Equality "is a matter of enhancing global peace, progress, and prosperity for generations to come," she added, as women worldwide rallied to demand equal rights and protest domestic violence. "Women still comprise the majority of the world's poor, unfed, and unschooled," Clinton noted in a statement issued by the State Department. "Like all people, women deserve to live free from violence and fear. To create peaceful, thriving thrive intr.v. thrived or throve , thrived or thriv·en , thriv·ing, thrives 1. To make steady progress; prosper. 2. communities, women must be equal partners." Women have a crucial role in tackling major issues such as the global economic crisis, sectarian sec·tar·i·an adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect. 2. Adhering or confined to the dogmatic limits of a sect or denomination; partisan. 3. Narrow-minded; parochial. n. 1. warfare and terrorism, she said. "Ensuring the rights of women and girls is not only a matter of justice. It is a matter of enhancing global peace, progress, and prosperity for generations to come." 
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