Question:When is the Women’s Equality Day observed?
(a) August 17
(b) August 24
(c) August 21
(d) August 26
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- On 26 August 2020 Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar greeted entire women community on the occasion of women’s equality day.
- The day is observed primarily in the US on August 26, to commemorate American women getting the constitutional right to vote. The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was adopted in 1920. The law prohibits denying citizens, of the United States, the right to vote on the basis of gender.
- Women’s Equality Day was first marked in 1972. It is proclaimed each year by the President of the United States.
- Women’s Equality Day is now often observed across the world to encourage and spread awareness about women’s empowerment.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay
Links:
http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=I%26B-Minister-greets-women-community-on-occasion-of-women%26%2339%3Bs-equality-day&id=398242
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/womens-equality-day-2020-history-significance-quotes-know-why-it-is-celebrated-2285358