Happy women's day!!

Every day is a great day to celebrate the amazing women in your life, but International Women's Day gives you an extra reason to do just that.

Every year, International Women’s Day is observed on March 8 to celebrate women, their rights and their achievements. IWD began in the 1900s, and according to its website, “a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality”.

It was around 1908 when 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding better pay and voting rights amongst other things. In 1910, a woman called Clara Zetkin, who was the leader of the 'Women’s office’ for the Social Democratic Party in Germany, tabled the idea of an International Women’s Day to press for women’s demands.
The conference of over 100 women from 17 countries accepted Zetkin's suggestion with unanimous approval and International Women's Day was observed for the first time in 1911.
In 1913, the date for International Women’s Day was changed to March 8 and it is celebrated on the same day every year.

Theme of International Women’s Day 2021:

Every year, this day is celebrated with a theme. The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “Choose To Challenge”. A challenged world is an alert world. And from challenge comes change. “So let's all #ChooseToChallenge,” read an official statement calling on us all to think critically about our own thoughts and actions and how we can better promote gender inequality and celebrate women's achievements.

Colours of international women's day :

Did you know there are also colours for the day. The three colours are purple, green and white. Purple signifies justice and dignity, green symbolizes hope and white represents purity, which was slightly married by controversy. The colors originated from the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in the UK in the year 1908.

Why is women's day celebrated?

The day is used to highlight and celebrate the achievement of women across all sectors of development, raise awareness of the importance of women's equality in the domestic and public spheres, and advocate increasing gender parity.

The most important thing one woman can do for another is expand her sense of actual possibilities. There’s something so special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer. Despite failures, they stand up. Despite sorrow, they cheer up. Despite the pain, they keep fighting! Keep dreaming to fly higher reaching new heights. Women are inspirations for others in so many ways. They wonderfully manage both their personal as well as professional lives. Behind every successful women There is herself. There are so many times when we don’t really appreciate what women do for us. 

Here’s a big thanks to all the amazing women for their hard work and dedication. Heres wishing all the wonderful women out there a very very happy women's day!!