International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year which is symbolic of the historic journey women around the world have taken to better their lives.
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It comes as a reminder that while a lot has been achieved, the journey is long and a lot more needs to be done.
International Women’s Day 2021 is being celebrated on 8th of March with theme #ChooseToChallenge. It indicates that a “challenged world is an alert world, and from challenge comes change”.
IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.
Prior to this the Socialist Party of America, United Kingdom’s Suffragists and Suffragettes, and further groups campaigned for women’s equality.
IWD is not country, group or organization specific. IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere.
It 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.
