International Women’s Day Nicole Chidiac

Questions: What is International Women’s Day? When is International Women’s Day? Why is it important? Is it important to you, as a person?

What is International Women’s Day?

When is International Women’s Day?

Why is it important?

Is it important to you, as a person?

What is the meaning of equality? And inequality? What is the meaning of sexism? What is the meaning of sexist? Feminism: what does this mean to you?

What is the meaning of equality? And inequality?

What is the meaning of sexism? What is the meaning of sexist?

Feminism: what does this mean to you?

Activity: With your partner, I want you to think of inequalities women still suffer in your society. Think of 4 inequalities and write them down. Is Spain a sexist society?

With your partner, I want you to think of inequalities women still suffer in your society.

Think of 4 inequalities and write them down.

Is Spain a sexist society?

About International Women’s Day: International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 th . It is a day that recognizes the achievements of all women regardless of their race, religion, ethnicity, political beliefs, language or their cultural, or economic situation.

International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 th .

It is a day that recognizes the achievements of all women regardless of their race, religion, ethnicity, political beliefs, language or their cultural, or economic situation.

History: February 28 th , 1909: First National Women’s Day was celebrated in the United States to honour women’s protest against working conditions during a strike in 1908. 1910: more than a million women and men in Europe participate in demonstrations to demand equality for women.

February 28 th , 1909: First National Women’s Day was celebrated in the United States to honour women’s protest against working conditions during a strike in 1908.

1910: more than a million women and men in Europe participate in demonstrations to demand equality for women.

A Women’s Day was established in Copenhagen. This day was to honour movement for women’s rights and universal suffrage. There was approval of this proposal. 1911: Because of the Copenhagen initiative, International Women’s Day was celebrated for the 1 st time on March 19 th in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. More than 1 million men and women attended rallies demanding the right to vote, hold public office, the right to work, to vocational training and to end discrimination on the job.

A Women’s Day was established in Copenhagen. This day was to honour movement for women’s rights and universal suffrage. There was approval of this proposal.

1911: Because of the Copenhagen initiative, International Women’s Day was celebrated for the 1 st time on March 19 th in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.

More than 1 million men and women attended rallies demanding the right to vote, hold public office, the right to work, to vocational training and to end discrimination on the job.

1913-1914: became the means to protest World War I. Russian women observed their first International Women’s Day on the last Sunday in February. Elsewhere in Europe, on or around March 8 th of the following year, women held rallies to protest the war. 1917: in Russia, women were granted the right to vote. 1975: was International Women’s Year. The UN began celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8 th of this year

1913-1914: became the means to protest World War I. Russian women observed their first International Women’s Day on the last Sunday in February.

Elsewhere in Europe, on or around March 8 th of the following year, women held rallies to protest the war.

1917: in Russia, women were granted the right to vote.

1975: was International Women’s Year.

The UN began celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8 th of this year