International Women's Day 2020

International Women's Day 2020

International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on the 8th of March every year. It is a focal point in the movement for women's rights.

While one day is not enough to celebrate women and their achievements, we observe the International Women’s Day on March 8 every year, reminding ourselves of how far we have come, and what else needs to be done so as to achieve gender parity.

Just like we do every year, this year, too, we will honor the women who came before us, who struggled so we can be free; women who continue to keep up the fight every day pushing for gender equity and equality; and women who brave and fight patriarchy on the regular. A landmark celebration, this year’s Women’s Day theme is #EachforEqual, which focuses on a gender-equal and enabled world.

Celebrating for gender equality -

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.