Womens

 International Women's Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as an important event in the feminist movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality as well as reproductive rights and violence and abuse against women.Spurred by the worldwide feminist movement for women's rights that began in New Zealand, IWD originated from labor-related movements in North America and Europe during the first half of the 20th century. The earliest version was purportedly an "Women's Day" which was a part of the Socialist Party of America in New York City February 28, 1909. German participants at the 1910 International Socialist Women's Conference suggested that "a special Women's Day be held annually" [8and the first global commemorations of International Women's Day were held the year after. When women were granted the right to vote in Soviet Russia in 1917 (the beginning of the February Revolution), IWD was made a national holiday on March 8;[unreliable source?]