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08/03/23 07:51 AM IST

International Women's Day

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  • International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year to highlight issues concerning women’s rights, equality, and violence against women.
About Women's Day
  • Theme- "Embrace Equity"
  • Women’s Day is an important international day that came into existence after a women-led protest in a garment factory in New York.
  • The movement gradually spread through North America and Europe and gained momentum.
  • In 1917, the Soviet Union made International Women’s Day an official holiday.
  • In 1975, the United Nations celebrated Women’s Day for the first time.
Timeline of the Day
  • August 1910 - International Socialist Women’s Conference is held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • The idea of establishing “Women’s Day” was discussed for the first time.
  • 1911 - first Women’s Day was celebrated across several countries.
  • 1917 - International Women’s Day was declared an official holiday across Lenin-led Soviet Union.
  • 1975 - United Nations finally began celebrating Women’s Day.
  • 1977 - United Nations General Assembly proclaimed March 8 as the official International Women’s Day.
Source - Indian Express

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