Today is International Women’s Day. It’s a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for improving gender parity.
IWD has been observed since in the early 1900’s – a time of expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.
“The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights,” said feminist, journalist, and social and political activist Gloria Steinem.
The IWD theme for 2916 is #PledgeForParity.
You can go to the IWD website and take a pledge to accelerate gender parity.
On the website, you can also find a list of resources on gender parity and events marking IWD.
