International Women슬롯사이트�s Day 2020 Date: History, Significance and Theme to Mark IWD on March 8

International Women슬롯사이트�s Day (IWD) is observed annually on March 8. It is a significant day to remember the historic movements fought by female ancestors for the rights of women. International Women슬롯사이트�s Day honours the achievements of women throughout history and all across the globe. Women belonging to different backgrounds and cultures band together to fight for gender parity and women슬롯사이트�s rights. International Women슬롯사이트�s Day 2020 is fast approaching. Ahead of the global event know the history, IWD significance and theme associated with Women슬롯사이트�s Day 2020. In this article, we have given a detailed description of why International Women슬롯사이트�s Day is observed globally.

International Women슬롯사이트�s Day History and Significance

International Women슬롯사이트�s Day has a long history. The first glimpse was seen on February 28, 1909, when National Woman슬롯사이트�s Day was observed in New York City, organised by the Socialist Party of America. On March 19, 1911, IWD was marked for the first time, attended by more than a million people in Australia, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. The monumental annual celebration spread across the world. However, it was Russia who unknowingly set the March 8 trend. In 1913, Russian women observed their first International Women슬롯사이트�s Day to revolt against the difficulties caused by WWI. The following year, Germany observed IWD on March 8, and now it is always held on March 8 across the world.

Purple is the internationally recognised colour to symbolise women. Historically, the combination of purple, green and white to signify women슬롯사이트�s equality originated from the Women슬롯사이트�s Social and Political Union in the UK in 1908. Purple signifies justice and dignity, green symbolises hope and white represents purity. However, white is no longer used due to 슬롯사이트�purity슬롯사이트� being a controversial concept.

International Women슬롯사이트�s Day 2020 Theme

Every year, International Women슬롯사이트�s Day is associated with a different theme for individuals to observe the historic event. The theme for International Women슬롯사이트�s Day 2020 is 슬롯사이트�I am Generation Equality: Realising Women슬롯사이트�s Rights.슬롯사이트�

International Women슬롯사이트�s Day marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. It is all about celebrating how long women have come and look into the challenges that we still not to overcome.

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