The world is celebrating and honouring women on International Women's Day (IWD).
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On March 8, every year, the world gears up to discuss the accomplishment of women in all disciplines, but few know the significance of the date.
As the occasion offers a platform to debate on the problems women in the world face, their struggles and the battles they have to fight everyday to survive, here's why it takes place on the eighth of March.
March 8 history
The origin of the date, dedicated to women's celebration traces back to Russian history.
Under the Julian calendar, Russian women protested against World War I on February 23, 1913, which falls on March 8, in the Gregorian calendar.
Following the march, the date became a the centre point for Women's Day rallies around the world.
On the same day in 1917, the women of Russia came out of their homes once again, calling for an end to the war, food shortages and Czar Nicholar II's rule.
According to historian Rochella Ruthchild, these "disobedient women" first irritated male revolutionaries like Leon Trotsky by planning protests ahead of the scheduled May Day (Workers' Day) rallies.
In just few days, the Russian women were granted the right to vote, making the whole movement a significant part of history.
Meanwhile, in US the white women were allowed to vote in 1920 and for the women of colour, the right was not given till the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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The International Women's Day was officially recognised by the United Nations in 1977.
