CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -As part of the peace movement brewing on the eve of World War I, Russian women observed their first International Women’s Day on the last Sunday in February 1913.

Detailed explanation-2: -After women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in 1917 (the beginning of the February Revolution), IWD was made a national holiday on March 8; it was subsequently celebrated on that date by the socialist movement and communist countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -8 March is International Women’s Day – devoted to celebrating the achievements of women and seeking gender equality. The campaign theme this year is #EmbraceEquity – while the United Nations’ theme is ‘DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality’.

Detailed explanation-4: -While it was February 23 on the Julian calendar used then in Russia, according to the Gregorian calendar, it was March 8. Since then it has remained the global date for International Women’s Day as many women across Europe started protesting and raising their demands on that date.