MIt’s been nearly a hundred years since the first women’s day was held – back then women did not have the vote and most women did not have the opportunity of an education or a career. Nowadays, however, some people question the need for International Women’s Day, as women in many countries are perceived as being […]
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Wednesday is International Women's Day. Over the past 24 hours women have held protests around the globe to fight for equality and freedom. It is a battle we are fighting in our own country as well, with the rollback of abortion and LGBTQ rights throughout the country. Joy Reid and her panel discuss.
March 8 is International Women's Day. It is a day of struggle across the globe, where the battle of women - for their own liberation and their contributions to the fight for a better world - are put at center stage. 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 Zealand became 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. International Women's Day grew out of the struggle of working women in United States. In 1908, women, mainly from the garment industry, came together in New York City's Rutgers Square to demand a strong union in the needle trades and the right to vote. 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 the Social 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 from 17 countries, representing unions, socialist parties, working women's clubs, and including the first three women elected to the Finnish parliament, greeted Zetkin's suggestion with unanimous approval and thus International Women's Day was the result. The very first International Women's Day was launched the following year by Clara Zetkin on 19 March (not 8 March). The date was chosen because on 19 March in the year of the 1848 revolution, the Prussian king recognized for the first time the strength of the armed people and gave way before the threat of a proletarian uprising. Among the many promise he made, which he later failed to keep, was the introduction of votes for women. Plans for the first International Women's Day demonstration were spread by word of mouth and in the press. During the week before International Women's Day two journals appeared: The Vote for Women in Germany and Women's Day in Austria. Various articles were devoted to International Women's Day: 'Women and Parliament', 'The Working Women and Municipal Affairs', 'What Has the Housewife got to do with Politics?', etc. The articles thoroughly analyzed the question of the equality of women in the government and in society. All articles emphasized the same point that it was absolutely necessary to make parliament more democratic by extending the franchise to women. Success of the first International Women's Day in 1911 exceeded all expectation. Meetings were organized everywhere in small towns and even the villages halls were packed so full that male workers were asked to give up their places for women. Men stayed at home with their children for a change, 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 women workers made a stand. In the scuffle that followed, bloodshed was averted only with the help of the socialist deputies in Parliament. In 1913 International Women's Day was transferred to 8 March and this day has remained the global date for International Wommen's Day ever since. During International Women's Year in 1975, IWD was given official recognition by the United Nations and was taken up by many governments. International Women's Day is marked by a national holiday in China, Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
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soft enough to offer life tough enough to drown it away -rupi kaur There's a strength in womanhood that I find so interesting. It's tough and resilient hiding in the eyes of nearly every woman I know. The world isn't always kind to us but we flow, adapt, and grow stronger with each day. It was International Women's Day yesterday and while in so many ways the battle for equality continues, let's celebrate the beauty in our collective sisterhood. If the women's march showed anything it's our strength in solidarity and what a beautiful thing that can be. Sending all you ladies love wherever you are! ❤ --- ★ Featuring the beautiful Ella Grace Denton ★ Skin Retouching: Solstice Retouch ★ Special thanks to my Mum for assisting :) --- ☆ My Photoshop Actions - www.fineartactions.com ☆ My Channel - www.youtube.com/c/bellakotak ★ Fine Art Actions group - bit.ly/2dp8BwF ★ Fairytales group - bit.ly/2d74piX
Since the moment she was born, up until her death in 1983, Weiss was an influential voice not only in French, but also in international affairs
'Take courage, join hands, stand beside us, fight with us.' - Christabel Pankhurst Part of our 'Votes for Women' collection, this enamel pin takes inspiration from the Women's Suffrage Movement and celebrates the achievements of prominent Suffragists. Our 'Votes for Women' pins also act as a reminder that the fight for equal rights is far from over so wear them as a badge of honour and strength in our battle for equality. To make it extra special, each pin arrives on a 'Votes for Women' membership card – making it the perfect gift for any feminist. Or why not treat yourself? Made from durable hard enamel, this empowering pin will sit perfectly on your denim jacket, lapel or rucksack. made from: Black Nickel and hard enamel. dimensions: 3 x 3 cm
When Caitlin Fisher went down to play professional soccer in Brazil she encountered two different games, one for men and one for women. She co-founded the Guerreiras Project, advocating for equality on the soccer fields of Brazil.
It is not the role of feminism to offer a motherly breast for men to sob on.
