Celebrating International Women's Day: Picture it and Make it Happen.
It is thought by many that the day to recognize gender equality officially started back in 1908, when women oppression and inequality led them to be more active in demanding change. Back then, a march of 15,000 women through the streets of New York created the attention needed to establish the first National Women's Day observance in 1909 by the Socialist Party of America; which was typically celebrated at the end of February. By 1910, during an international Women's Conference in Copenhagen, it was proposed that women all over the world should celebrate on the same day. After women from many countries supported the idea, what started as a 'socialist' observance finally became a true international, recognized holiday in 1913, when the date to demand equality for women was set for March 8th. It has taken over a century for women to finally take center stage. Even though the line of gender inequality is becoming finer, gender-related statistics still sho...