It is observed on March 8. The day celebrates the achievements and contributions of women and girls in different spheres. International Women’s Day also spreads awareness about women’s empowerment and gender parity. The first International Women’s Day celebration took place in the year 1911.
Since then, it has been marked every year on March 8. UN Women, in a statement, said that the year 2022 is “pivotal for achieving gender equality”.
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women. It is also a focal point in the women’s rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.
UN Women, in a statement, said that the year 2022 is “pivotal for achieving gender equality” in the context of climate change, and environmental and disaster risk reduction. “Without gender equality, today, a sustainable future, and an equal future remains beyond our reach,” it added.
International Women’s Day: Inspiration Quotes by Women
If you have a dream, make it a goal. –Unknown
Sometimes it’s the princess who kills the dragon and saves the prince. –Samuel Lowe
Little girls with dreams become women with vision. –Unknown.
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. –Katherine Hepburn
She believed she could, so she did. –Unknown
We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced. –Malala Yousafzai
If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. –Margaret Fuller
“Sometimes it takes balls to be a woman.” –Unknown
A successful woman is one who can build a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her. –Unknown
If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman. –Margaret Thatcher
A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” –Melinda Gates
We all have a ‘Wonder Woman’ inside of us. –Unknown
I can and I will. Watch me. –Carrie Green
There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise. –W.E.B. Dubois
The most beautiful thing a woman can wear is confidence. –Blake Lively
A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do. A woman must do what he can’t. –Rhonda Hansome
I want every girl to know that her voice can change the world. –Malala
Nothing can dim the light which shines from within. –Maya Angelou
Females are strong as hell. –The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Real queens fix each other’s crowns. –Unknown
There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish. –Michelle Obama
Here’s to strong women: May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them. –Unknown
To tell a woman everything she cannot do is to tell her what she can. –Spanish Proverb
Well-behaved women rarely make history. –Eleanor Roosevelt
A charming woman doesn’t follow the crowd; she is herself. –Loretta Young
The best protection any woman can have is courage. –Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Where there is a woman, there is magic. –Ntozake Shange
You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it. –Unknown
Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world. –Hillary Clinton
A girl should be two things: Who and what she wants. –Coco Chanel
She wasn’t looking for a knight. She was looking for a sword. –Atticus