International Women's Day
                     Contents
.What is Women’s Day .Taxing the patriarchy in US
.Women’s Day Quotes .UN and Gender equality
.What colors signify Women’s Day? .How it was celebrated at UN in 2019
.History of Women’s Day .2019 theme for the Women’s Day
.How is it celebrated now in .Conclusion
different countries?
Contents
.What is Women’s Day .Taxing the patriarchy in US
.Women’s Day Quotes .UN and Gender equality
.What colors signify Women’s Day? .How it was celebrated at UN in 2019
.History of Women’s Day .2019 theme for the Women’s Day
.How is it celebrated now in .Conclusion
different countries?
What is Women’s Day?
International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on 8th March.
The day belongs to every woman around the world and 
celebrates the economic, political, social, and cultural 
achievements of women. 
It is the day that marks CTA (Call-To-Action) to accelerate the 
gender parity and celebrate the essence of being a woman. 
The essence of being a woman is more than just the beauty of 
her face and body. She is right there to accomplish her goals 
and never settles for anything less as she is a woman. So, 
ladies embrace the journey of reaching the best version of 
yourself!!!!
Women’s Day Quotes
 “Well behaved women rarely “Always be a first-rate version of 
make history.” yourself instead of a second rate 
version of somebody else.”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt ~ Golda Meir
“A woman with a voice is by “Do not live someone else’s life, and 
definition a strong woman.” someone else’s idea of what woman
hood is. Womanhood is you.”
~ Melinda Gates ~ Viola Davis
What Colors Signify Women’s Day?
Purple has been used to symbolize dignity and justice.  Usually,
purple represents ambition and nobility, and in US, it represents 
the color of honor. 
The military’s highest award in US is the “Purple heart.” 
It is also the symbol of progression.
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stronger. Women are community and a 
already strong. It’s thriving one is the 
about changing the way presence of women who 
the world perceives that are valued. ”
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History of Women’s Day
On 28th February, 1909, the first Women’s Day was observed in US. The Socialist Party 
of America designated the day in honor of the garment worker’s strike in the New York City. 
The women were protesting against the working conditions in the factory. 
After a year in 1910, a German advocate of women’s rights and the 
member of Social Democratic Party, Clara Zetkin, also proposed that 
a day should be set aside to celebrate the essence of womanhood.
The proposal was accepted and put into practice.  Since then, it has 
added a new global dimension for the women in both developing and 
developed countries alike. In the same year at the Socialist 
International meeting in Copenhagen, it was established a Women’s 
Day should be practiced for honoring the movement of women’s 
rights. 
History of Women’s Day
In 1911, due to the Copenhagen initiative, International 
Women’s Day was marked in Denmark, Switzerland, 
Austria, and Germany.
1913-1914 was a period when Women’s Day became a 
mechanism for protesting the first-world war. Russian 
women observed the first International Women’s Day on 
the last Sunday in February. 
1975 During International Women’s Year, the United 
Nations started celebrating the International Women’s Day 
on 8th March. 
2014 By this year, it was celebrated in more than 100 
countries, and was declared as an official holiday in more 
than 25 countries. 
How is it celebrated now in 
different countries?
                      Every country has its unique way of celebrating Women’s Day. 
In Italy the day is celebrated by giving a mimosa blossom to the women. 
The day is called 
“La Festa della Donna.” One can see almost every street corner in Italy 
selling bouquets of mimosa blooms. The idea here is that people have to 
honor the women by giving them 
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their life and also offer one for the lady they come in 
contact on 8th March
They give attractive cards to them, and convey the 
respect for whatever they have done in their life.
Taxing the Patriarchy in US
Almost 47% of the US workers are women. 
Most of the women in US end up paying more tax when they get 
married than they would have while remaining single. 
Since 1948, US has a joint policy of taxing the  married couple 
where the lower earner is at a disadvantageous position, which 
most of the time is the wife. 
The Trump tax cuts have eliminated most of the penalties, but there 
are still many to be eliminated.
UN and Gender Equality
In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created the UN 
women, which was a United Nations Entity for the Gender 
Equality and the Empowerment of the women. It was a historic 
step that accelerated the goals of the organization in 
empowering women. 
How it was Celebrated at UN in 2019
The day was celebrated at the headquarters of the United Nations in 
the 
New York City, with many activities. 
It was attended by women from the fields of engineering, design, 
technology, 
science, mathematics. 
The senior officials of the organization all committed to the 
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Powerful Speech By Meghan Markle at UN
In 2015, now the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, gave a 
powerful speech at United Nations on International Women’s 
Day. 
The speech was about her school days, when she was 11 years old. 
She was watching television when the P&G advertisement popped 
up stating “Women all over America are fighting greasy pots and 
pans.” This was a turning point, as boys started teasing, this is 
where women belong to, in the kitchen. 
Meghan was hurt, and later on, she wrote letters to the First 
Lady, Hillary Clinton, and to even the manufacturer of the soap. 
The impact was so powerful that she received letters of 
encouragement, and the advertisement tagline was changed to 
“People all over America” from “Women all over America.”
2019 Theme for the Women’s Day
The 2019 theme for the Women’s Day was think equal, build 
smart, innovate for change, which focuses on the innovative 
ways through which the world can advance in the empowerment of 
women and gender equality especially in the area of sustainable 
infrastructure, access to the public services, and the social 
protection system.
Conclusion
Women’s Day reminds of gender equality as a human being. As per 
nature’s law, both male and female gender have been created by 
God to co-exist, and not to win any race or show supremacy over the 
other. So, by giving importance to women, one can show that they 
value women in their life and respect the gender as a whole across 
the world. 
More than 100 countries have now taken action for tracking the 
budget allocations for gender equality. 
Sustainable development goals need transformative shifts, new 
solutions, and integrated approaches. These approaches can disrupt 
the usual business aiming to remove the structural barriers by 
ensuring no girl is left behind.  
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