{"id":6322,"date":"2025-02-04T10:04:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T15:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/?p=6322"},"modified":"2025-03-07T14:18:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T19:18:55","slug":"international-womens-day-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women\u2019s Day 2025:\u00a0For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. 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