nternational Women’s Day (IWD for short), also known as “International Women’s Day”, “March 8th” and “March 8th Women’s Day”. It is a festival established on March 8 every year to celebrate women’s important contributions and great achievements in economic, political and social fields.
The focus of the celebration varies from region to region, from a general celebration of respect, appreciation and love for women to a celebration of women’s economic, political and social achievements. Since the festival started out as a political event initiated by socialist feminists, the festival has mingled with the cultures of many countries, mainly in socialist countries.
In December 1949, the Government Affairs Council of the Central People’s Government of China designated March 8 every year as International Women’s Day. According to Article 3 of the National Holidays and Commemorative Day Holiday Measures (State Council Order No. 270) promulgated by the State Council of China: Women’s Day (March 8) is a holiday and commemorative day for some citizens, and women have a holiday. long time.
Since the International Women’s Year in 1975, the United Nations has held activities to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 every year. “March 8th” International Women’s Day has become a commemorative day of the United Nations. Some people wear purple ribbons to celebrate the day.
Activity purpose
Every International Women’s Day on March 8, women’s organizations and feminist activists in various countries strive to push women’s rights into important agendas in the national, regional and international human rights field, and remind international or national gender blind spots on women’s issues. They encourage and organize women to share their personal experiences, discuss pornography, childcare, sexual harassment, rape, domestic violence (such as wife beating, child abuse), and urge some important government websites to report on women’s living and working conditions. documents, and take the formulation of relevant policies.
In China, on the eve of International Women’s Day on March 8, the All-China Women’s Federation launched selection activities such as “National March 8 Red Banner Pacesetter” and “National March 8 Red Flag Collective” to recognize the achievements of Chinese women. [39] The selection criteria include:
1. Red-minded and full of energy; 2. In industrial and agricultural production, in collective life welfare and social services, and on all fronts of socialist construction, make a great deal of technological innovation and technological revolution, and continuously improve labor productivity and work efficiency. 3. Those who strive to improve their cultural level, study hard and study science; 4. Those who are good at uniting the masses and exerting the spirit of communist cooperation.
Anyone who meets one of the above conditions and has made outstanding achievements in completing production or work plans can be called national advanced women producers, advanced workers or advanced collective factories
International Women’s Day United Nations annual theme |
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YEAR |
THEME |
1996 |
Celebrating the Past, Planning for the Future |
1997 |
Women at 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
2020 |
I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights |
2021 |
Women in leadership:Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world |
2022 |
Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow |
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Post time: Mar-12-2022