International Women’s Day (IWD) is annually celebrated on 8th March.

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International Women’s Day (IWD) is annually celebrated on 8th March, is a global day acknowledging the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The theme of International Women’s Day 2024 is ‘Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress’. The first National Women’s Day was observed in the United States on February 28, 1909, which was organized by the Socialist Party of America to commemorate the 1908 garment workers’ strike in New York, where women protested against working conditions. Later in 1910, Clara Zetkin proposed International Women’s Day at the International Women’s Conference in Copenhagen. The idea was unanimously approved, leading to the first observance in 1911 in several European countries.


      In 1977, the UN General Assembly invited member states to proclaim March 8 as the UN Day for Women’s Rights and World Peace.

     

     

 

     


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