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Women’s Equality Day

  • Posted By
    10Pointer
  • Categories
    Society
  • Published
    28th Aug, 2020
  • Women’s Equality Day is celebrated on August 26 throughout the world.
  • It commemorates the passage of 19th Amendment in U.S. that provides equal rights to women including the right to vote.
  • The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was adopted in 1920.
  • 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the day being observed in the U.S.
  • It is observed across the world to encourage and spread awareness about women’s empowerment.

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