This day has been celebrated by socialist groups and countries all over the world beginning in 1909 as a way to recognize the women in a workforce. Of course, it was more of a political or labor union event than it is now in the West. Here, it was first observed as a special day when 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.
Since 1996, the UN has designated a theme for International Women's Day. The official theme this year is:
Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!
Ah, if only we men could empower the women in our lives. We and the world would be so much better off. apparently, we can neither picture it nor handle it.
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