International Women’s Day: Date, Quotes, Wishes and Celebrations

Thankfully, things are changing. There has been a drastic change in the social status of women. Contrary to how they have been labelled for centuries in most parts of the world, women are emerging as independent and powerful individuals be it socially, economically, politically. Women’s Day was chosen globally as a day to recognize and celebrate the social, economic, political and cultural standing of women and to bring into public consciousness the need to remove any biases against them.

When Is International Women’s Day?

Every year International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8^th March. This day is celebrated as International Women’s Day in order to acknowledge the inspiring role of women and to bring forth their fight for justice, liberty and equality in many parts of the world. It reiterates every year their equality within the society and their right to get their due respect and dignity wherever it is hindered.

Why Is Women’s Day Celebrated All Over The World?

Women’s Day is celebrated on 8^th March all over the world so as to mark this day as a movement of women for their fundamental rights. On 28^th Feb, 1909, the socialist party of America organized Women’s Day in New York. After that, in the year 1910 International Socialist Woman’s Conference Suggested Women’s Day be held annually. After women gained suffrage in 1917 in Soviet Russia, 8^th March began being celebrated as Women’s Day and a national holiday was observed in Russia. It was until in 1975, that United Nations chose 8^th March to be celebrated globally as International Women’s Day.

Women’s contribution has always been downplayed. In many parts of society and throughout history, women have been considered subordinate to men. Their contribution and importance in society has been considered small and ignorable. Even in the workplace, women have faced gender-based discrimination and harassment. We are now at an opportune time to reverse this discrimination and ignorance and give women what’s their due.

List of Colours Signifying International Women’s Day

Internationally, purple is considered as the official color of Women’s Day as purple symbolizes woman. Purple is used to signify loyalty and dignity. Earlier, the combination of purple, green and white was used to symbolize women’s equality, which originated from the Women’s Social and Political Union in the UK in 1908. Green symbolizes hope and white symbolizes purity. These colors symbolize hope and growth for women in every aspect of life.

How Is Women’s Day Celebrated Globally?

Women’s Day is celebrated worldwide in order to cheer the achievements of women in social, cultural, economic and political aspects of life. It is not just a group of women or an organization that is celebrating Women’s Day, but the people from all genders from the entire world come together and stand united to protect the fundamental rights of each and every woman. Women’s Day has provided a great platform for spreading this awareness. Globally many rallies and event show are organized worldwide to increase growing awareness among people about the challenges and difficulties faced by women, work towards the upliftment and growth of women by ending discrimination and providing equal opportunities for women at the workplace.

International Women’s Day is declared as a holiday in many countries.

How Is Women’s Day Celebrated in India?

In India, Women’s Day is celebrated with great enthusiasm and zeal. Many events and rallies are conducted by various organizations. Schools and colleges participate in various activities like speech, essay writing, lectures and seminars. Leading women from a variety of fields lead and share their thoughts with the country. Many activities like career workshops, workshops on developing leadership skills, motivational skills are conducted for women audience and employees in many organizations.

Many talk shows or TV shows are organized where women talk about their achievement and inspire millions of women all over the world to walk towards social and economic growth.

Activities You Can Do on Women’s Day

1. Do something good (a mark of love/ respect) to the wonderful women in your life, be it your mother, sister, daughter, wife, partner or your fiancée.
2. Participate and support in women’s networking event to gaina better idea about the developmental activities possible and being done for the betterment of women.
3. Take initiatives which promote gender equality and gender diversity in your workplace.
4. Organize an event or talk at your workplace or in your team which spreads awareness on some of the important agendas for women.
5. Spread the theme of International Women’s Day 2019 – ‘Balance for Better’, in schools, colleges, offices through social media or by organizing events to increase the awareness and importance of Women’s Day among people.
6. Donate a generously to any organization working for the cause of women.
7. Engage yourself in reading inspiring books by female authors.
8. You can be a part of a march or a event organized to commemorate the achievements of women on Women’s Day.
9. Watch Talk shows conducted by inspiring women for other aspiring women.
10. Host a movie screening and invites all your friends, colleagues and family members to watch an amazing movie about a leading woman character or directed by a female director.

Not only on Women’s Day, but each and every day, in fact each and every moment of your life you have an opportunity to show your respect and gratitude towards the wonderful women in your life. Every women in this society has her own identity, her own dignity and self respect.

Let’s create awareness in our society and try to put an end to discrimination and violence against women.

Women’s Day Quotes and Wishes

20 Best Wishes for Women’s Day

1. Listening carefully, understanding with patience, supporting through the thick and thin, caring heart and always being there are synonymous to the word lady to me.
2. Every successful man is backed up by a woman who is always a step at the forefront of him. Salute to the woman of future.
3. With the creation of world, you were also added to increase its beauty. The world is mesmerized with the work you done.
4. A woman like you is precious and hard to find. Wishing you a day as beautiful as you are!
5. Be beautiful if you can, be wise if you want to, but to be respected – that is essential! Happy Womens Day
6. Feel special, unique, on top of the world. Its your day!! Happy Women’s Day.
7. Feel proud, celebrate with joy, and demonstrate your strength. The day is yours. Happy Women’s Day.
8. This life would be meaningless without a strong woman. Every circle of life witnesses empowerment, existence and the strong influence of women whether as a Mother or wife, as sister or daughter. Happy Women’s Day.
9. When the world was created, you were also created to beautify it. You have done your work perfectly for all the world is smiling for you today.
10. You have faced adversity through resilience. You have disarmed your problems through smile. You have buried your tribulations in your heart. Just enjoy your Day. Happy Women’s Day.
11. Thanks for being there through the tears and laughter. Happy Women’s Day!
12. The willingness to listen, the patience to understand, the strength to support, the heart to care & just to be there. That is the beauty of a lady! Happy Women’s Day!
13. You’ve got everything to take the world in your stride. Happy Women’s Day
14. Woman is blend of beauty and brains, who can put all things right! Happy Women’s Day!
15. Women – a friend, nurturer, guide and partner who shows a man what loving, caring and sharing is! Happy Women’s Day!
16. Happy Women’s Day! Wishing you a day as beautiful as you are!
17. Celebrating the elegance of womanhood! Happy Women’s Day!
18. This day is just to celebrate your existence! I wish you blossom like a beautiful rose whose charm never goes!! May you stand like a stone, firm enough, not to get hit by any adversity! Wish you a very happy women’s day.
19. It’s you who’s making the difference in so many lives and I am one of them.
20. A beautiful woman draws strength from troubles, smiles during distress and grows stronger with prayers & hope. Wishing you a very happy women’s day!

30 Best Quotes for Women’s Day

1. “Women, from time immemorial have fought for the right of others, now it’s her time to get her rights realized and get equal participation in the society.”
2. “A woman, she is born with the power to save and love, her existence is based on the truthfulness in her eyes.”
3. “A woman should be taught to believe in protecting herself on her own and not to depend on a man for her protection. She has the power to protect the world and not just herself.”
4. “A woman in any form shall be celebrated and honored, be it, a sister or a wife or a mother or any other form.”
5. “Women are the mammoth reservoir of power and talent which has yet not been tapped.”
6. “If you want to get a plan, go to a man but if you want it to be done, go to a woman.”
7. “Empower woman, empower the human community. The base on which the world stands is a woman.”
8. “A strong woman is the one who can dare to raise her voice for the cause she believes in, and this strength lives in a corner in every woman’s heart, it just needs to be searched.”
9. “A woman is one who walks on her own footsteps rather than following the direction shown by the crowd.”
10. “There is only one thing in the Universe which a woman still needs to learn and that one thing is that, ‘she has the power to turn the direction of the wind on her own’.”
11. “The best way to change the society and the underlying issues is to channelize the power of woman in every walk of life.”
12. “Our mother is one person who makes us realize our dreams. They are the people in our life who work all day and night and that too without getting paid for it.”
    Cheers to the existence of this great creature of the Universe!
13. “The guess, a woman makes is much accurate than the certainty a man asserts.”
14. “One powerful being of the society is a woman who is educated and has the power to spread awareness in the society.”
    An educated woman is the one who frightens the advocators of taboos and stereotypes that exist in the society.”
15. “Had the woman community had not been there, money would have been meaningless.”
16. “A man’s manhood is reflected in the way, he treats all the women in his life!”
17. “Be a queen when you think, be a queen when you decide, no one has the power to defeat the tremendous power inside a woman! Her strength can cross any hurdle in her life!!”
18. “No matter where you go, you can encounter the power of a woman, she runs a company in the most efficient way, and she raises her children in a way that nobody ever can think of doing!”
19. A woman performs all the duties of a man, but a man cannot do all that a woman can do.
20. A woman’s heart holds the light that guides you even in the dark tunnel like that of life.
21. Every man needs a woman when his life is in mess, because just like in the game of chess- the queen protects the king.
22. “A woman is like a tea bag – you never how strong she is until she gets in hot water”.
23. The history of all times and of today especially, teaches that women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves”.
24. “Women are the real architects of society”
25. “A charming woman doesn’t follow the crowd. She is herself.”
26. A woman with a voice is a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.
27. Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
28. Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.
29. Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.
30. Behind every successful woman is she ‘HERSELF’

Here is wishing you a great Women’s Day! Stay awesome!