Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on 'International Women's Day'.
(a) Which day is observed as an 'International Women's Day'? (b) Why is the day observed? (c) What is the significance of the day?
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
The women of all countries are often divided by national differences. They are also divided by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences. Hence, the women all over the world come together to celebrate a day which is called International Women's Day. 8 March is currently observed as the 'International Women's Day'. In accordance with a declaration by the. Socialist Party of America, the first National Women's Day was observed across the United States on 28 February 1909. In 1910, the Socialist International, meeting in Copenhagen, established a Women's Day, international in character, to honour the movement for women's rights and to assist in achieving universal suffrage for women. The proposal was greeted with unanimous approval by the conference of over 100 women from 17 countries, which included the first three women elected to the Finnish parliament. No fixed date was selected for the observance. As a result of the decision taken at Copenhagen the previous year, the International Women's Day was marked for the first time (19 March) in Austria. Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, where more than one million women and men attended rallies. In addition to the right to vote and to hold public office, they demanded the right to work, to vocational training and to an end to discrimination on the job. Thus, the day was observed with great hope. It has a great significance. The day is time to reflect on progress made, to call for a change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of women's rights.
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