World Women's Day March 8, International Women's Day
International Women's Day
Today is World Women's Day. To protect the rights of all women in the world, the United Nations declared March 8, 1975, as International Women's Day and called on all nations of the world to observe it properly. Every year March 8 is celebrated all over the world with a unique feature. In some countries, the day is also celebrated as a public holiday. Such as Russia, Cuba, Vietnam, Ukraine, and several other countries. In many countries, including China, Macedonia, Nepal, and Madagascar, only women enjoy public holidays on this day. Although neither of these two systems exists in Bangladesh; however, the day is being celebrated in rallies, seminars, symposiums.
World Women's Day
These days the entire capitalist international is celebrating the creation of girls' Day but in the steady battle for the rights of ladies' people. When girls first entered the place of job, there was wage inequality. Working hours have been not fixed, and the work surroundings turned inhumane. Girls employees took to the streets against these chaotic conditions. In 1857, girls people of a yarn manufacturing unit took to the streets of recent York, America, to protest; The ruling party of the time did not hesitate to shoot at the procession for repression.
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The first international women's conference, led by German Socialist leader Clara Jetkin, took place on February 28, 1909. At a women's rally organized by the Social Democrat Women's Organization in New York. Clara was a German politician, one of the architects of the German Communist Party. Then in 1910, the second global ladies' conference turned into held in Copenhagen, Denmark. It turned into attended by means of a hundred women delegates from seventeen countries.
World Women's Day
At the conference, Clara proposed to have a look at March eight every year as global girls' Day. It became decided that the day would be celebrated as girls' Equality Day from 1911. Socialists from different countries came forward to celebrate the day. Since 1914, March 8 has been celebrated in several countries. This day started to be celebrated in Bangladesh even before independence in 1971. Then on March 8, 1975, international recognition was given. The United Nations has called on various nations to observe the day.
However, its quality has changed. Although the movement started with some specific demands of women workers. Now it is moving forward with the aim of ensuring equal rights for all women. Capitalism gives an apparent solution to any problem, not a permanent solution. Therefore, every year, considering the position of women in society from a capitalist point of view. The United Nations determines the theme of the day. Note the thematic issues by year - The thematic issues in 1996 were, ‘Celebrating the Past and Planning for the Future.
World Women's Day
Women and Peace in 1997; 1999 - "A World Free of Violence Against Women"; Women united for peace in 2000; 2001 Women and Peace: The Position of Women in Conflict; ‘The Real Status and Future of Afghan Women’ in 2002; Gender Equality and the Millennium Development Goals in 2003; Women and HIV-AIDS in 2004; ‘Secure Future through Gender Equality in 2005; 2006 Women in Decision Making; 2007 End of impunity for violence against women and children; 2008 Investment in Women and Adolescents; In 2009, "Men and Women Stop Violence Against Women and Adolescents"; 2010 'Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities - Progress for All'.
Equal participation of women in education, training, science, and technology in 2011; 2012 Empowerment of Rural Women - Ending Hunger and Poverty; 2013 Now is the time to take action to end violence against women; In 2014, 'Equal Rights for Women Ensure Progress for All'; 2015 Women's Empowerment and Human Development; In 2016, ‘men and women are equal in the status of rights’; 2017, the journey of development towards gender equality, will change the new level of action in the world; In 2018, ‘Time is now for women: they are in development, working-lifestyle is changing in rural and urban areas’; The theme for 2019 is 'Everyone Think, Do Something New, Build a New World of Gender Equality and 2020 is 'Generation Equality: The Rights of All Women'.
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