What you need to know about International Women's Day (8 March) Details...
International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political
achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.International Women's Day (IWD) has been observed since in the
early 1900's - a time of great expansion and
turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming
population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.
International Women's Day is a collective day of global
celebration and a call
for gender parity. No one government, NGO, charity, corporation,
academic institution, women's network or media
hub is solely responsible for International Women's Day. Many
organizations declare an annual IWD theme that supports their specific
agenda or
cause, and some of these are adopted more widely with relevance
than others.
"The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the
collective efforts of all who care about human rights," says world-renowned feminist, journalist and social and
political activist Gloria Steinem. Thus International Women's Day is all about unity, celebration, reflection, advocacy
and action - whatever that looks like globally at a local level. But one thing is for sure, International Women's
Day has been occurring for well over a century - and continue's to grow from strength to strength.
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