International Women’s Day 2022

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8th Mar, 2022

International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8 to recognise the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

Women's Day 2022: The theme of 2022 International Women’s Day is “gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”.

Context

International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8 to recognise the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

Women's Day 2022: The theme of 2022 International Women’s Day is “gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”.

Important facts about the day

International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.
The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality.
It was observed for the first time in 1911by the early 20th century Marxist from Germany Clara Zetkin.

Zetkin was born in 1857 in Wiederau, where she trained as a teacher, and was associated with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) — one of the two major political parties in Germany.