2. International Women's Day
• International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8
every year.
• It is a focal point in the movement for women's rights.
• After the Socialist Party of America organised a Women's Day
on February 28, 1909 in New York, the 1910 International
Socialist Woman's Conference suggested a Women's Day be
held annually.
• After women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in 1917, March 8
became a national holiday there.
• The day was then predominantly celebrated by the socialist
movement and communist countries until it was adopted in
1975 by the United Nations.
3. IWD THEMES
1996
Celebrating the Past, Planning for the
Future
1997 Women and the Peace Table
1998 Women and Human Rights
1999 World Free of Violence Against Women
2000 Women Uniting for Peace
2001
Women and Peace: Women Managing
Conflicts
2002
Afghan Women Today: Realities and
Opportunities
4. IWD THEMES
2003
Gender Equality and the Millennium
Development Goals
2004 Women and HIV/AIDS
2005
Gender Equality Beyond 2005; Building a
More Secure Future
2006 Women in Decision-making
2007
Ending Impunity for Violence Against
Women and Girls
2008 Investing in Women and Girls
2009
Women and Men United to End Violence
Against Women and Girls
5. IWD THEMES
2010
Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities:
Progress for All
2011
Equal Access to Education, Training,
and Science and Technology: Pathway
to Decent Work for Women
2012
Empower Rural Women, End Poverty
and Hunger
2013
A Promise is a Promise: Time for Action
to End Violence Against Women
2014 Equality for Women is Progress for All
6. IWD THEMES
2015
Empowering Women, Empowering
Humanity: Picture it!
2016
Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender
Equality
2017
Women in the Changing World of Work:
Planet 50-50 by 2030
2018
Time is Now: Rural and urban activists
transforming women’s lives
2019
Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for
Change
7. IWD 2019 Theme
• The theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) 2019
declared by UN Women, which will take place on 8 March
2019, is “Think equal, build smart, innovate for change”.
• The theme will focus on innovative ways in which we can
advance gender equality and the empowerment of women,
particularly in the areas of social protection systems, access to
public services and sustainable infrastructure.
• The achievement of the ambitious Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) requires transformative shifts, integrated
approaches and new solutions, particularly when it comes to
advancing gender equality and the empowerment of all
women and girls.
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes the
right of every person to take part in the government of his or
her country.
8. Gender Equality
• Gender parity can occur through bridging gaps in education,
renegotiating gender roles, the gender division of labour and
addressing biased attitudes.
• Women should be empowered to participate by family, and
when familial support is present they are more likely to run for
office.
• Equal access of men and women to power, decision-making
and leadership at all levels is a necessary precondition for the
proper functioning of democracy.
• On 8 March 2019, lets celebrate a future in which innovation
and technology creates unprecedented opportunities for
women and girls to play an active role in building more
inclusive systems, efficient services and sustainable
infrastructure to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs and
gender equality.
9. Respect Every Woman in the World!!!
Happy IWD 2019
Thank You
Pradeep Kumar Panda
Email: pradeep25687@yahoo.co.in
Whatsapp: 9951178889
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