There are lots of conflicts about the
International Women’s Day. Is it good
having this day? Is it bad? But first
of all, what is this ‘International Women’s Day’?
It all started on March 8, 1857, when female textile workers in New York City marched and demanded improved working conditions, protesting their terms of employment and requiring equal rights for women. The impression they left behind was so huge and strong that on March 8th, 1908, exactly 51 years later the first National Women’s Day was observed. The women of New York marched again, honoring the 1857 march, demanding the closing of factories that employ in very poor conditions and use child labor. In 1910 in Copenhagen, a woman named Zetkin created the idea of an International Women’s Day, which was adopted by women’s organizations, women’s conventions and the first three women elected to the Finnish parliament. In 1977 in Russia, as a result of the women’s strike “bread and peace”, the Czar (the Emperor of Russia) was forced to abdicate and the provisional Government granted women the right to vote. In December 1977 decided the General Assembly of the United Nations to observe March 8th as a day for Women’s Rights and International peace.
International Women's Day
By: Zoe Sapir - 9th grade
If so, why are there conflicts about this day?
Today, you can barely notice the difference between men and women; this is why we call it the Glass Ceiling, something you can’t see but is still preventing you from rising up. The world is much more open to women then before, but the statistics claim that there isn’t equality and that is the reason for some women to continue observing this day. On the other hand there are women who claim that this day was relevant in the past but that today in some places it’s just highlight the difference between the genders.