Happy International Women’s Day!
Dear ladies, happy International Women’s Day!
A woman is always unique, one of a kind, captivating and divine — and every day is her day.
International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, holds a special meaning as a day dedicated to all women around the world, when every woman deserves additional attention and recognition.
Despite the common misconception that the essence of 8 March is to give a lady a flower or chocolate, the true symbolism of this day lies in making women’s voices heard and allowing them to resonate. It is a day that reminds us that every woman deserves to be loved, to be equal, to grow as a person, to improve herself and build a career, and to break the barriers of prejudice and inequality.
International Women’s Day, observed every year on 8 March, represents a day of the struggle for women’s economic, political, social and societal equality.
Women’s Day was established at the Second International Conference of Socialist Women, held on 8 March 1910 in Copenhagen, at the initiative of Clara Zetkin, leader of the German socialists and the women’s labour movement. The aim was to introduce a day of lasting remembrance of the demonstrations of American women workers in Chicago in 1909 and the New York march of more than 15,000 women, who demanded shorter working hours, better wages and the right to vote.
Long before that, the first public demonstrations of women employed in industry took place on 8 March 1857 in New York. The police dispersed them, but two months later the women founded a trade union and, thanks to their efforts, protests held on 8 March became a tradition.
The first celebration of the holiday took place on 8 March 1911 in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark.
In Serbia, the day of women’s struggle for equality was first celebrated in Belgrade, at the then National Home, in 1914.
International Women’s Day emerged from the labour movement, and the United Nations recognized it as an annual observance in 1975, which was proclaimed the International Women’s Year, when the UN officially began marking International Women’s Day.