On Tuesday, February 8, 2016, a meeting was held in the British Parliament on the occasion of the International Women's Day. Maryam Rajavi, during a video message to the meeting, said about the leading role of women in the uprising of the Iranian people:
Let me congratulate all my sisters in England on the occasion of the International Women's Day. I want to congratulate the great women in Britain who have defended the repressed people of Iran, especially women.
Maryam Rajavi’s message to Women’s Conference at the UK Parliament