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International Women’s Day 2022

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  • Categories
    World Affairs
  • Published
    8th Mar, 2022

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. 

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