Women’s Day – 8 March
International Women's Day was
marked, for the first time, on 19 March, 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and
Switzerland. Since then, the day has been celebrated in several countries, in
order to recog nize the importance and contribution of women in society.
Another of the goals behind the International Women's
Day origin is to remember the achievements of women and the fight against
prejudice, be it (either) racial, sexual, political, cultural, linguistic or
economic.
In 1975, the United Nations promoted the International
Women's Year and in 1977 proclaimed March 8 as International Women's Day. On
this day, it is common to send women messages of appreciation and tribute, and surprise
them with flowers and chocolates.
