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As Ghana joins the world to celebrate Women's Day today, a call has gone for change in cultural practices that tend to go against women. The day which is being celebrated under the theme: A Promise is A Promise, Time to End The Violence", is meant to raise the awareness of the plight of women and address it effectively. A Gender Activist, Sheila Minka Primu, said after the celebration, all violence against women should be stopped. The 31st December Women�s Movement in a solidarity message salutes women saying there is the need to improve knowledge on the effect of gender and find support systems and concepts that will allow men and women to work together towards the growth of their society and country. According to the message the theme for this year requires critical analysis. It affords a chance to step back and examine the progress that has been made not only in women�s rights, but in making sure that an enabling environment exists where men and women can accomplish their desirable growth. It says all have to work towards not judging people by their gender and in addition, give both men and women the opportunity to grow. The statement further said female parliamentarians who need to acknowledge the urgency in achieving the millennium development goals, particularly 4 and 5 which concerns reducing child mortality and improve maternal health respectively must keep the fight for women�s empowerment on, remembering what has been achieved, and what is yet to be achieved. "Let us forge ahead as we try to build our society." The statement added.