United Nation:  International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women, who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities. The world has made unprecedented advances, but no country has achieved gender equality.

Fifty years ago, we landed on the moon; in the last decade, we discovered new human
ancestors and photographed a black hole for the first time. In the meantime, legal restrictions have kept 2.7 billion women from accessing the same choice of jobs as men. Less than 25 per cent of parliamentarians were women, as of 2019. One in three women experience gender-based violence, still. Let’s make 2020 count for women and girls everywhere.
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What is International Women’s Day?
International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic,
cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for
accelerating gender parity.

No one government, NGO, charity, corporation, academic institution, women’s network
or media hub is solely responsible for International Women’s Day. Many organizations
declare an annual IWD theme that supports their specific agenda or cause, and some of
these are adopted more widely with relevance than others. International Women’s Day is a collective day of global celebration and a call for gender parity.
International Women’s Day is all about unity, celebration, reflection, advocacy and action – whatever that looks like globally at a local level.