International Women’s day 2018
International Women’s Day, as the name implies, is dedicated to celebrating womanhood, their social, political, cultural, economic achievements and their significant contributions to society. The day also emphasises the importance of gender equality.
On this day, people from all across the world come together to partake in the celebration of womanhood. The day has come to be increasingly associated with feminism and equal rights for women. Every year, March 8 is celebrated as International Women’s Day.
Women’s day is a day which is celebrated to make women feel special. On this day, everyone wishes every woman happy women’s day. Though there should be no specific day to celebrate the day of women’s but March 8 is considered as a day to celebrate the importance of women. This is a day when women has all the rights. They prefer celebrating the day on their own terms. On this day, many seminars, events are organized for women.
Different events, activities are held in which women’s are given great importance and they are made aware of their rights and all other things. Many activities like games and other sports take place and even they make the women celebrate this day on their own terms. This day is of a highly social, historical and a good event that is highly auspicious to celebrate. On this day, men bow down their head in front of the women they admire the most. Women’s day create awareness in rural areas. Ladies who work in an NGO go to rural area and create awareness in almost every sector and create awareness in all section.
Theme:
Themes play an important role in the celebration of the day. It widens the context of women and their rights across the world and highlights the atrocities women face and the need to end them. The UN celebrates the day on the basis of different themes. This year, the theme is #PressforProgress & Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives.