'International women's what?'

The wording ‘woke up to find’ suggested to me that the person in question was neither previously aware of the day nor its significance to women’s rights but just stumbled upon the information quite by accident.

A quick survey in Gaborone led me to the conclusion that this is not a day that many people - especially men - are aware of. “International women’s what?” asked Vincent Dube a male friend in amazement when I asked him his take on the day.  “No idea.