Image credited to www.chipchick.comToday is the 101th anniversary since March 8 was first observed as International Women's Day in 1911. In some countries like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women's Day is a national holiday.
The very first International Women’s Day was held in 1911 to protest unfair wages and poor working conditions for women. Granted, a lot has changed for the better for women, still much remains to be done. It was noted on the IWD website, “the unfortunate fact is that women are still not paid equally to that of their male counterparts, women still are not present in equal numbers in business or politics, and globally women’s education, health and the violence
against them is worse than that of men.” It is a fact that "Women are still the majority of the world's poor, unhealthy, underfed, and uneducated. They rarely cause violent conflicts but too often bear their consequences and Women are absent from negotiations about peace and security to end those conflicts. Their voices simply are not being heard." (quote Hilary Clinton)
against them is worse than that of men.” It is a fact that "Women are still the majority of the world's poor, unhealthy, underfed, and uneducated. They rarely cause violent conflicts but too often bear their consequences and Women are absent from negotiations about peace and security to end those conflicts. Their voices simply are not being heard." (quote Hilary Clinton)
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