When: Tuesday 8 March 2017
Where: Everywhere
What:
International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the
economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and
future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria,
International Women's Day is a national holiday.
Why:
Suffragettes campaigned for women's right to vote. The word
'Suffragette' is derived from the word "suffrage" meaning the right to
vote. International Women's Day honours the work of the Suffragettes,
celebrates women's success, and reminds of inequities still to be
redressed. The first International Women's Day event was run in 1911.
2011 was the Global Centenary Year. Let's reinvent opportunity for all women ... more ...
