International Women’s Day

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_Women’s_Day

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:annual_event gptkb:religion
gptkbp:celebratedIn	over 100 countries
gptkbp:dateObserved	March 8
gptkbp:firstObserved	gptkb:Austria gptkb:Denmark gptkb:Germany gptkb:Switzerland March 19, 1911
gptkbp:firstReleased	1910
gptkbp:hashtag	#IWD #InternationalWomensDay
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	International Women’s Day
gptkbp:observedBy	general public governments labor unions United Nations member states women’s organizations
gptkbp:officialWebsite	https://www.internationalwomensday.com/
gptkbp:origin	Second International Socialist Women’s Congress
gptkbp:proposedBy	gptkb:Clara_Zetkin
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn	gptkb:Armenia gptkb:Azerbaijan gptkb:Belarus gptkb:Cambodia gptkb:China gptkb:Eritrea gptkb:Georgia gptkb:Kazakhstan gptkb:Kyrgyzstan gptkb:Laos gptkb:Mongolia gptkb:North_Korea gptkb:Russia gptkb:Tajikistan gptkb:Turkmenistan gptkb:Uganda gptkb:Ukraine gptkb:Uzbekistan gptkb:Vietnam gptkb:Zambia Madagascar (for women only)
gptkbp:purpose	raise awareness about gender equality advocate for women’s rights celebrate women’s achievements
gptkbp:recognizedBy	gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Mother’s_Day International Men’s Day Women’s History Month
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:women’s_rights_movement feminism gender equality
gptkbp:symbol	purple ♀
gptkbp:theme	varies annually
gptkbp:UNRecognitionYear	1977
gptkbp:UNTheme2020	I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights
gptkbp:UNTheme2021	Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world
gptkbp:UNTheme2022	Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow
gptkbp:UNTheme2023	DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality
gptkbp:UNTheme2024	Invest in women: Accelerate progress
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Vietnamese_Women’s_Day gptkb:Mother’s_Day
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8