International Women’s Day

Question: ‘International Women’s Day’ is being celebrated by the United Nations since the year-
(a) 1972
(b) 1995
(c) 1975
(d) 1980
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:

  • On March 8th, 2018, International Women’s Day was celebrated across the world.
  • In the year 2018, the theme of this day is “The Time is now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives”.
  • It is worth mentioning that this day is celebrated as the occasion of women’s economic, political and social achievements.
  • It is known that during the ‘International Women’s Year’ in the year 1975, the United Nations started celebrating ‘International Women’s Day’ on March 8th.
  • On this day (March 8th, 1975), in many countries of the world millions of women done a strike for their rights.
  • It was such a first widespread strike of women by its kind.

Reference:
http://www.un.org/en/events/womensday/index.shtml
http://www.un.org/en/events/womensday/history.shtml