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“To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and her personality”.
“To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and her personality”.
-Indira gandhi
International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8, a day to fight for equality, participation and empowerment of women in all areas of society.
History
International Women's Day grew out of the activities of the labor movement in the early 20th century in North America and Europe. The first National Women's Day was celebrated in the United States on February 28, 1909.
In 1917, women in Russia decide to protest again, and fight for "Bread and Peace" on the last Sunday of February (it fell on March 8 in the Gregorian calendar), leading to the adoption of women's suffrage in Russia.
Women are at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19, as frontline and health workers, and as scientists, doctors and caregivers; however, they earn 11 percent less globally compared to their male counterparts.
The 8M movement is becoming stronger every year and it knows that it is powerful, like each of the individual women that make it up. Groups, associations, foundations, NGOs and women in general continue to fight every year to put an end to harassment, murders of women, gender violence, salary gap and inequalities in all its forms..
The women of the world want and deserve an equal future without stigma, stereotypes or violence; a future that is sustainable, peaceful, with equal rights and opportunities for all people.
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