A LOOK BACK AT THE HISTORY OF WOMEN'S DAY!

International Women's Day began to be commemorated by the UN in 1975 and has its origins in the demonstrations of women who, especially in Europe, demanded, at the beginning of the 20th century, the right to vote, better working conditions, and equality between the sexes. This date is used to visualize gender inequality and to vindicate the struggle for effective equality of rights for women in various fields. It is commemorated in many countries around the world.

International Working Women's Day was first celebrated on March 19, 1911, in Germany, Austria, Denmark, and Switzerland, attended by more than one million people. They demanded the right to vote and to hold public office, the right to work, vocational training, and non-discrimination in the workplace.

Less than a week later, on March 25, 1911, 123 young women workers and 23 workers, most of them immigrants, died in the tragic fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York. They were unable to leave the building as they had been locked in without the possibility of escaping. This event had major repercussions on labor legislation in the United States, and subsequent celebrations of International Women's Day referred to the working conditions that led to the disaster.

In 2011, the Centennial of International Women's Day was celebrated, and on March 8, 2017, feminist organizations from more than 50 countries promoted the First International Women's Strike to make visible male violence in all its forms and expressions: sexual, social, cultural, political, and economic.