International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8th. It is an international day highlighting the fight for women's rights and, in particular, for the end of inequalities compared to men.
Did you know that?
The date of International Women's Day is closely linked to the general strike and demonstrations of Russian women in Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) on February 23, 1917.
The first country to grant women the right to vote was New Zealand in 1893.
In 1920, for the first time in the world, the Egyptian Medical Society defied tradition by denouncing the harmful effects of female genital mutilation on women's health.
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