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INTERNATIOAL WOMEN'S DAY
International women's day takes place every year on 8th March to celebrate the achievements of women and a call to action encouraging everyone to stand up for women's rights and gender equality
150 years ago women couldn't vote, stand in parliament, own properties, get divorced, go to universities exc... So a lot of women and men as well started to protest for women's suffrage
One of these women was Emmeline Pankhurst. She with her daughters created the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) which fought for political equality for women.
Today everyone can get an education,get a job, receive medical attention but we still have some work to do before we reach the equality
In UK a lot of events take place the 8th March to celebrate IWD. There are exhibitions, theatre shows, talks ,discussions and so much more. All the events are designed to celebrate the role of women in society and to make us all take a step back and think about the progress that has been made.
During the I world war things changed because men were occupied with the war so women started to take men's jobs. Women became mechanics, drivers, farmers exc...
After the IWW the government realized that women were an important part of the victory of the war so in 1918 they decided to give women the right to vote. But only women over 30 years old and that owned a property could vote.
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Women are still the minority in parliament, leadership roles, career fields like science and engineering and also women often don't receive equal pay as men
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