International Women's Day is a global celebration in more than 100 countries today, but many people may have only a vague awareness of the holiday. It is marked on March 8 every year to celebrate womanhood, the countless achievements of women across the world, their endless struggles, and fights for equal rights.
Women today occupy important positions in all walks of life; be it aviation, medical, engineering, hospitality, teaching, politics, media, racing, or any other profession. They have made their contribution in all arenas, they are challenging the social norms and trying to shatter the elusive glass ceiling. Over the years, women have managed to work and push the rigid social barriers and nurture a family in the role of a wife, sister, mother, or friend.
This was not the situation. In the past, women were not allowed to enjoy the freedom they do now. Many were not even allowed to study, go to work, or even vote. It all started when National Women's Day was celebrated in United States on February 28th, 1909. The Socialist Party of America designated this day in honour of the 1908 garment workers' strike in New York, where women protested against the pathetic working conditions for better pay.
Today, fully half of our students are women each striving to achieve all she can. You go girl!
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