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International Women's Day
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International Women's Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women's groups
around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is
designated in many countries as a national holiday. When women on all
continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic,
cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate their
Day, they can look back to a tradition that represents at least nine decades of
struggle for equality, justice, peace and development.
International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of
history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in
society on an equal footing with men. In ancient Greece, Lysistrata initiated a
sexual strike against men in order to end war; during the French Revolution,
Parisian women calling for "liberty, equality, fraternity" marched on Versailles
to demand women's suffrage.
The idea of an International Women's Day first arose at the turn of the
century, which in the industrialized world was a period of expansion and
turbulence, booming population growth and radical ideologies.
The first IWD was observed on 19 March 1911 in Germany. Later, United Nations
General Assembly invited member states to proclaim March 8 as the UN Day for
Women's Rights and International Peace
The day is an official holiday in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan,Cambodia,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Uganda, Ukraine,Uzbekistan,
Vietnam, Zambia and someother countries
On this day it is customary for men to give the women in their lives - mothers,
wives, girlfriends, daughters, colleagues, etc. - flowers and small gifts.
In the new millennium, the role of women are empowered, millions are joining
workplace and many traditional male dominations have been conquered .Women
have achieved greatness in all walks of life, and proved beyond doubt that they
can do anything men can do, and much more, but recognition and gender equality
are still evading them. Atrocities are committed against women of all ages
around the world. According to the UNICEF, more than 5,000 brides are killed
every year! Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is still prevalent in Africa,
especially Sudan, leading to complications or even death
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