International women’s day started on February 28th 1909 by the socialist party of America in New York, but Vladimir Lenin first declared international women’s day to be celebrated on the 8th of March due to women’s involvement in the Russian revolution. International women’s day is a day when women are recognised for their achievements without regard to their national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political divisions, which may occur in their daily lives. On International women’s day, you can wear the colour purple, which stems from the colours the women that were part of the Suffrage movement used to wear. Purple would symbolise justice, green would symbolise hope and finally white would symbolise purity.
The women’s suffragist movement helped to inspire International Women’s Day and helped to campaign for more rights for women, one of these being the right to vote. The suffragists were a group of ambitious women, who wanted to fight until they were treated the same as men. The campaign started as non- violent, but when they realised they were not being listened too, they decided to take more serious actions, that made people sit up and listen to them. Some of these actions included: throwing bricks at windows, chaining themselves to bars and refusing to eat when in prison. Their leader Emmeline Pankhurst started the women’s suffragist movement when her local independent labour party refused to admit female members. It was her bravery of standing up against a court of injustice that helped spark other women to do the same and would later on create a powerful movement that is still talked about to this day. One of the most famous suffragists was Emily Davison. In June 1913, she was fatally injured after stepping out in front of the King’s horse in the Epsom derby. This act was a sign of radicalism and showed everybody the lengths women were going to go to, in order to be treated more equally to men.
International women’s day remained a holiday until 1967 when the second wave feminists arose and the day became a day of activism when Women’s groups were joined by leftists and labour organisations, in order to call for equal pay, equal economic opportunity, equal legal right, reproductive rights, childcare and the prevention of violence against women. This was important to women as it finally meant that they would finally be able to live a life where they had freedom to do what they wanted. Around the world 1.2 million women experience, domestic violence and so many of these women are unable to get help due to threats from partners and the lack or organisations in their country. The effect of domestic violence on women is predominant, with women who experience domestic abuse being twice as likely to experience depression. Furthermore, the equal pay gap is also an extreme issue women are facing to this day, but the Women’s Suffrage movement and International women’s day having helped to lessen the gap between what men and women are each paid. However, the issue still exist, with women in the UK earning only 87 pence on average, for every pound men earn. This may not seem like a big gap, but it effects women as it reduces their lifetime earnings and also affects their pensions. However, International Women’s day helps women to go to people or groups for help and finally receive the recognition they deserve. The day helps to raise awareness around the world that women are subject to different forms of violence and inequality, and to highlight the true nature of the issue, which is often hidden from society.
The women’s suffragist movement helped to inspire International Women’s Day and helped to campaign for more rights for women, one of these being the right to vote. The suffragists were a group of ambitious women, who wanted to fight until they were treated the same as men. The campaign started as non- violent, but when they realised they were not being listened too, they decided to take more serious actions, that made people sit up and listen to them. Some of these actions included: throwing bricks at windows, chaining themselves to bars and refusing to eat when in prison. Their leader Emmeline Pankhurst started the women’s suffragist movement when her local independent labour party refused to admit female members. It was her bravery of standing up against a court of injustice that helped spark other women to do the same and would later on create a powerful movement that is still talked about to this day. One of the most famous suffragists was Emily Davison. In June 1913, she was fatally injured after stepping out in front of the King’s horse in the Epsom derby. This act was a sign of radicalism and showed everybody the lengths women were going to go to, in order to be treated more equally to men.
International women’s day remained a holiday until 1967 when the second wave feminists arose and the day became a day of activism when Women’s groups were joined by leftists and labour organisations, in order to call for equal pay, equal economic opportunity, equal legal right, reproductive rights, childcare and the prevention of violence against women. This was important to women as it finally meant that they would finally be able to live a life where they had freedom to do what they wanted. Around the world 1.2 million women experience, domestic violence and so many of these women are unable to get help due to threats from partners and the lack or organisations in their country. The effect of domestic violence on women is predominant, with women who experience domestic abuse being twice as likely to experience depression. Furthermore, the equal pay gap is also an extreme issue women are facing to this day, but the Women’s Suffrage movement and International women’s day having helped to lessen the gap between what men and women are each paid. However, the issue still exist, with women in the UK earning only 87 pence on average, for every pound men earn. This may not seem like a big gap, but it effects women as it reduces their lifetime earnings and also affects their pensions. However, International Women’s day helps women to go to people or groups for help and finally receive the recognition they deserve. The day helps to raise awareness around the world that women are subject to different forms of violence and inequality, and to highlight the true nature of the issue, which is often hidden from society.
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