In Mexico, International Women's Day puts spotlight on femicide

International Women's Day on Sunday celebrates the social, political and economic gains of women, yet finding a way to effectively stem, if not end, gender-based killings remains a challenge in many parts of the world.

A gruesome case in Mexico last month, in which a man disemboweled his wife and skinned her corpse, generated outrage about how authorities respond to such killings. Activists have called for a national women's strike on Monday - skipping work or school and not purchasing anything for a day - in part to focus attention on what they perceive as a crisis of violence.

Activists are particularly enraged about a rise in femicide, a term used to describe certain kinds of homicides