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INTRODUCTION

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN¶SDAY (IWD), 8th MARCH

which is a major day of

celebration for all

women across theglobe on the every

year. This global day

celebrates the political,

economic and socialachievements of

women past, present

as well as future.



ORIGIN

The idea of having an International

women's day was first put forward at

the turn of the 20th century amid rapid

world industrialization and economicexpansion that led to protests over

working conditions



In 1869, British MP John Stuart Mill was

the first person in Parliament to call for

women's right to vote.



On 19 September

1893 New Zealandbecame the first country

in the world to give

women the right to vote.

Women in other

countries did not enjoy

this equality and

campaigned for justice

for many years.



In the years before

2010, Women in

industrially developing

countries were entering

paid work in some

numbers. Theirs jobswere sex segregated,

mainly in textiles,

manufacturing and

domestics serviceswhere conditions were

wretched and wages

worse than depressed.



Trade unions were developing and industrial

disputes broke out, including among sections of

non-unionized women workers.Many changes taking place in women¶s lives

pushed against the political restrictions

surrounding them.



ThroughoutEurope, Britain,

America, and

Australia, women

from all social

strata began to

campaign for the

right to vote.



Some socialists saw the demand for the women'svote as being unnecessary, while others such as

German Clara Zetkin and Russian AlexandraKollontai successfully fought for it to be acceptedas a necessary part of a socialist program.



In 1910 a second International Conference of

Working Women was held in Copenhagen.



A woman named Clara

Zetkin (Leader of the

'Women's Office' for theSocial Democratic Party

in Germany) tabled the

idea of an International

Women's Day.

She proposed that every

year in every country

there should be a

celebration on the same

day - a Women's Day - to

press for their demands.



The conference of over 100 WOMEN FROM17 COUNTRIES, representing unions, socialist

parties, working women's clubs, and includingthe women elected to the Finnish parliament,greeted Zetkin's suggestion with unanimous

approval and thus INTERNATIONALWOMEN¶S DAY WAS THE RESULT.



The very first International

Women's Day was launched

the following year by clara

zetkin on 19 March 1911(not 8

March).

This date was chosen because,on that date in 1848, the

Prussian king, faced with an

armed uprising, had promised

many reforms, including anunfulfilled one of votes for

women.



Meetings were organized everywhere in smalltowns and even the villages halls were packed

so full that male workers were asked to giveup their places for women.

Men stayed at home with their children for achange, and their wives, the captive

housewives, went to meetings.



During the largest street demonstration of

30,000 women, the police decided to remove

the demonstrators' banners so the womenworkers made a stand. In the scuffle that

followed, bloodshed was averted only with the

help of the socialist deputies in Parliament.



In 1913International

Women's Day was

transferred to 8

March and thisday has remained

the global date for

International

Women's Day ever since.



Annually on this day various events are held

throughout the world to celebrate women¶s day

like Rallies, marches, social charitable events,conferences, government activities and

networking events through to local women's craft

markets, theatric performances and many

more«



International Women¶s Day is now

recognized as a National Holiday in

many countries.



In Italy and Russia, chocolates

are popular gifts given to womenon IWD



In Portugal, women-only dinner

parties are conducted.

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