International Women's Day 2019: Everything you need to know

Updated On: 07 March, 2019 02:30 PM IST | | Saumya Gourisaria

This year the themes for International Women's Day are #BalanceforBetter, which is described on IWD's website as call-to-action for driving gender balance across the world

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International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. It is a day when the world comes together to appreciate womanhood and their importance in society. The day also celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

History

Earlier, it was called National woman's day and was acknowledged by the U.S. on February 28, 1909. This was done because of the labour movement which was started in 1908 where 15000 female employees went on strike in New York City to protest against poor working conditions.

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