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International Women’s Day 2019
International Women’s Day 2019 was celebrated all over the world on Friday, 08th of March.
International Women’s Day theme 2019 was “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change”. The theme was also supported by the hash tag #BalanceforBetter across the social media platforms.
Berlin declared International Women’s Day as a public holiday. The parliament of Berlin announced that onwards every year International Women’s Day will be a public holiday. It was considered as a step towards spreading awareness about the women rights and equality.
Google celebrated International Women’s Day by dedicating a Doodle for women. The doodle consisted with ‘Women’ written in 11 different languages and clicking on it opened a slideshow which contained 14 inspirational quotes from world’s most successful women who carved a niche in their respective fields. It contained quotes from personalities like Mary Kom, NL Beno Zephine, Dr. Mae Jemison and other most successful women in the world.
IWD 2019 was also celebrated at the UN Headquarter with various activities which were attended by the women from the field of science, technology, engineering etc. The event was organised by UN Women, the UN agency which is dedicated to promote gender equality and women empowerment in the world.
In India, an International Women’s Film Festival was organised from 08th March to 10th March 2019. The festival was conducted by Federation of Film Societies of India (FFSI) at various locations across the country. It mainly showcased the films made by the world’s finest women filmmakers. The festival was started by a short film of Kazakhstan named “Su (Water)”.
" Women's Day, 8 March 1914. So far, discrimination and reactionary attitudes have deprived women of full civil rights who have faithfully performed their duties as workers, mothers and citizens. International Women's Day is observed every year on 8 March.
This day is celebrated as a celebration to commemorate the economic, political and social achievements of women, expressing respect, admiration and love for women in various regions of the world.