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International Days and Observances
Intl. Women's Day |
Over the years, action for the advancement of women has taken four clear directions: (1) promotion of legal measures; (2) mobilization of public opinion and international action; (3) training and research, including the compilation of gender desegregated statistics; and (4) direct assistance to disadvantaged groups. A central organizing principle is that no enduring solution to society's most threatening social, economic and political problems can be found without the full participation, and the full empowerment, of the world's women.
8 March is also the United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace Additional Resources:
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NOTE: International Days closely related to GDRC's programmes and projects are explained further with additional information links. February |
International Women's Day has assumed a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries alike. The growing international women's movement, which has been strengthened by four global United Nations women's conferences, has helped make the commemoration a rallying point for coordinated efforts to demand women's rights and participation in the political and economic process. Increasingly, International Women's Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of women's rights.
