International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women’s Day is a national holiday. The first International Women’s Day event was run in 1911. 2011 is the Global Centenary Year.
2011 IWD Global Centenary Year
2011 is the global centenary year for International Women’s Day – 100 years since the first International Women’s Day event was run. More than one million women and men attended rallies in 1911. Visit www.internationalwomensday.com
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Image Source: Photo-book by Jordan Matter Uncovered
UN Celebrates IWD 2011
Girl at school in Bangladesh. UNESCO/GMR Akash
Read more about the International Women’s Day:
- United Nations website for International Women’s Day in:
Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish - UN Women website for International Women’s Day:
Home | Background | Messages | Milestones | Calendar of Events | Resources - “The Unfinished Story of Women and the United Nations” (2007)
a book by Hilkka Pietilä - UN Cyberschool Bus page about International Women’s Day (archived webpage)
