Claim a briefing about IWD
Every year on the 8th of March it is considered to mark the International Women’s Day for the Social, Economic, Cultural, and Political Achievement of Women around the world it is also accompanied by the challenges they face in their day-to-day lives as individuals in families, the workplace, and community.
It’s a globally celebrated day when associations from many nations come together to recognize women’s accomplishments and raise awareness of women’s rights, for example, equalize the gender parity gap, so the theme for 2021 is #ChooseToChallenge meaning when women choose to challenge change happens, even promoting similar hashtags for the year #ChooseToChallenge and #IWD2021.
History of IWD
It was during 1908 that there was a continuing critical discussion among women about their discrimination and inequality. The transformation campaign began to be more outspoken as 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding reduced hours, fair wages, and voting rights. The first Women’s Day was celebrated in the United States in 1909. The International Assembly of Working Women was held in Copenhagen in 1910. That is where the proposal was put out by Clara Zetkin, the head of the Social Democratic Party Women’s Office in Germany. International Women’s Day was first celebrated in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland in 1911. Between 1913 and 1914, women celebrated their first Women’s Day in Russia on 23 February. Later, it was determined that the 8th of March will be a globally accepted day to celebrate IWD. The United Nations celebrated International Women’s Day for the first time in 1975.
Did you know?
This day as IWD, the three colors are purple, green, and white. Purple means right and humanity. Green symbolizes hope and white signify purity, which developed from the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in the United Kingdom in 1908.
Capturing Women’s space in leadership
International Women’s Day is a day celebrated to recognize and inspire all women around the world from any industry, whether it is business, clothing, technology, sports, or politics to assert leadership and decision-making power. The analysis shows that only a few women are classed as CEOs in their companies because women are less likely to become entrepreneurs due to various types of sexism against women, and examples of progression include sexual harassment, gender pay gaps, and lack of favorable policies for women in the workplace. According to the Covid-19 pandemic, the results of the situation reveal that women and girls are working to provide healthcare services that risk their lives to solve the situation by engaging themselves in detail and that they have become front-line staff in crisis relief, yet again because of gender inequality, women are prevented from becoming major innovators.
Updates for IWD 2021
- Promoting the #ChooseToChallenge hashtag to raise awareness against gender bias and show your support on social — of the simple and yet influencing to celebrate International Women’s Day is to post a picture of yourself by raising your hand high on a preferred social media with the following hashtags #ChooseToChallenge and #IWD2021.
- Organize a virtual event — Sharing a basic grasp of other women’s leadership positions as an individual, a parent, or an entrepreneur could also empower and influence those who are going a long way, whether it’s your mother, daughter, sibling, or wife, it also has the power help people transform and take on more responsibility and pre-eminence.
- Set up a date with a leader of your choice — This is also another simple way to get to know a person and techniques she uses to overcome her day-to-day problems in the workplace or family. e.g:
- What unique challenges have you faced in your career as a woman? How did you overcome them?
- Which mentors or role models have positively impacted you in your career, and what’s one lesson that they taught you?
- How have you managed to balance your career and personal life?
- What advice would you give to your “X”-year old self?
6 Incredible and Empowering International Women’s Day Quotes
Feel free to use these inspirational sayings throughout the whole year.
G.D. Anderson
Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.
Hannah Gadsby
There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.
Judy Garland
Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
Michelle Obama
There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.
Coco Chanel
The most courageous act is to think for yourself. Aloud.
Beyoncé
We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.
