Women’s Equality Day is celebrated on August 26 in the United States to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.
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It was first celebrated in 1972, designated by Congress in 1973, and is proclaimed each year by the United States President.
Several women’s organisations celebrate this day all over the country and work hard to provide equal opportunities to women in education and employment.
On this day, the National Organisation for Women (NOW) called women to demonstrate for equal rights for women and nationwide ‘strike for equality’.