International Women’s Day (IWD) is a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It is celebrated every year on 8 March. Women’s Day has been celebrated for almost a century, with the first celebration taking place in 1911.
The day serves as a rallying point for achieving gender equality around the world. Globally, a lot of activities take place on this day as people join together to celebrate the achievements of women or to march for women’s rights.
Colors of International Women’s Day:
Purple, green and white are the colors that represent International Women’s Day. Purple is associated with justice and dignity. Green represents hope while white represents purity. The colors were assigned by the United Kingdom in 1908 by the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU).
History of International Women’s Day:
International Women’s Day has been celebrated since the early 1900s, during a period of great upheaval in the industrialized world marked by rapid population expansion and the rise of radical ideologies.
The oppression and inequality of women prompted her to become more vocal and join the movement for reform in 1908. Around the same time, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter working hours, higher wages and the right to vote.
A year later, on February 28, 1909, the first National Women’s Day was celebrated across the United States, in accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America. Until 1913, women continued to celebrate National Women’s Day on the last Sunday of February.
In 1910, Copenhagen hosted the Second International Conference of Working Women. German Marxist theorist and activist Clara Zetkin proposed the concept of International Women’s Day. He recommended that every year on Women’s Day a celebration be held in every country to honor the women’s fight for their demands.
More than 100 women from 17 countries, unions, socialist parties, working women’s organizations and the first three women elected to the Finnish parliament unanimously approved Zetkin’s proposal. This is how International Women’s Day came into existence.
International Women’s Day was first celebrated in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland in 1911, following a consensus in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Later, it was decided that March 8 would be universally recognized as International Women’s Day. In 1975, the United Nations began celebrating International Women’s Day for the first time.
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