Thursday, 8 March 2018

When is International Women's Day celebrated?

When is International Women's Day celebrated?


Options

1) 8 March

2)9 March

3)10 March

4)11 March


answer

1) 8 March


Other details

International Women's Day   is celebrated on March 8 every year.  It commemorates the movement for women's rights.

While the first observance of a Women's Day was held on February 28, 1909 in New York, March 8 was suggested by the 1910 International Woman's Conference to become an "International Woman's Day."

The United Nations began celebrating International Women's Day in the International Women's Year, 1975. In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly invited member states to proclaim March 8 as the UN Day for women's rights and world peace