I’m embarrassed to admit that I didn’t realize that today is International Women’s Day until I saw a few posts about it on LinkedIn. Then, I saw this post from Sarena Regazzoni of Hanzo where she discusses tracing the origins and impact of International Women’s Day.
As Sarena notes in this post (The Road to Equality: Tracing the Origins and Impact of International Women’s Day, available here), International Women’s Day (IWD) is an annual global day celebrated on March 8th to recognize women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. It also serves as a call to action to accelerate gender parity. IWD’s legacy is rich in history and importance, stemming from its origins in the early 20th century to its role in the contemporary global movement for women’s rights.
The roots of International Women’s Day can be traced back to the early 1900s, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies. The first National Woman’s Day was observed in the United States on February 28, 1909, designated by the Socialist Party of America in honor of the 1908 garment workers’ strike in New York, where women protested against working conditions.
Sarena goes on to discuss the first proposal and celebration of an annual International Women’s Day, recognition by the United Nations and global adoption, and the legacy and significance of International Women’s Day. It’s an informative post that everybody should check out, so please consider doing so here. And I will hopefully do a better job of remembering this date in the future. Happy International Women’s Day!
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