International Women's Day

March 8th!!!It was a day of struggle for women’s rights. March 8, 1857 in New York gathered for a demonstration of a worker of garment and shoe factories. They demanded a 10-hour working day, bright and dry working rooms, equal wages to men. At that time, women worked 16 hours a day, receiving a pittance for their work. Men after decisive speeches managed to achieve the introduction of 10 hour working day. Trade union organizations have emerged in many businesses in the United States. On March 8, 1857, another trade union was formed, with women becoming its first members. On this day in many cities of New York, hundreds of women demonstrated, demanding the right to vote.

In 1910, at the International Conference of Socialist Women in Copenhagen, Clara Zetkin proposed the celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, which sounded like a call to all women of the world to join the fight for equality. Responding to this call, women in many countries are joining the fight against poverty, for the right to work, for dignity, for peace. In 1911, this holiday was first celebrated on March 19 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. More than a million men and women participated in the demonstrations. In addition to the right to elect and hold leadership positions, women sought equal working rights with men.

It was then celebrated on May 12, 1912.

Since the first years of Soviet power, International Women’s Day on March 8 has become a public holiday. Since 1965, this day has been non-working. There was also his festive ritual. On this day, at solemn events, the state reported to society on the implementation of state policy towards women. Gradually, International Women’s Day in the country lost its political color.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, March 8 remained on the list of public holidays of the Russian Federation. International Women’s Day is also celebrated in the CIS countries: in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Belarus as International Women’s Day; in Uzbekistan as Mother’s Day; in Armenia it is celebrated on April 7 as Motherhood and Beauty Day.