When is International Women’s Day? Quotes, messages and memes for IWD
EVERY year, for more than a century, people around the globe have been marking March 8 on their calendars as a special day for women.
International Women’s Day asks the world to re-examine gender biases and smash outdated stereotypes.
When is International Women's Day?
International Women’s Day is taking place today - March 8, 2023.
The seeds of International Women’s Day (IWD), were planted back in 1908 when 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding better working conditions.
They wanted shorter working hours and better pay, as well as the right to vote, as per .
A year later, the Socialist Party of America declared the first National Women’s Day.
The idea to make the occasion 'international' came from a woman named Clara Zetkin.
The concept wasn’t cemented until a wartime strike in 1917 when Russian women demanded “bread and peace."
The Tsar was forced to abdicate four days into the strike, and women were granted the right to vote.
The date when the strike commenced was translated in the Gregorian calendar to be March 8 - which is why IWD is now celebrated on that date.
International Women’s Day messages and quotes
“I raise up my voice - not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard… We cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” -Malala Yousafzai
“When women are held back, our country is held back. When women get ahead, everyone gets ahead.” - Hillary Clinton
"I think every woman in our culture is a feminist. They may refuse to articulate it, but if you were to take any woman back 40 years and say, ‘Is this a world you want to live in?’, they would say, ‘No.’" - Dame Helen Mirren
"The best way for us to cultivate fearlessness in our daughters and other young women is by example. If they see their mothers and other women in their lives going forward despite fear, they’ll know it’s possible." - Gloria Steinem
“Who run the world? Girls.” - Beyoncé
“We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, you can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful. Otherwise, you would threaten the man.” - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.” - Gloria Steinem
Memes to celebrate International Women’s Day
