International Women’s Day is celebrated worldwide on 8 March
Women are recognized for their achievements without any national, ethnic, linguistic, economic or political discrimination. It’s a perfect time to take a look at the progress of achievements but above all to prepare for the future and the opportunities for future generations of women.
The International Women’s Day refers to the struggle of women workers and the many demonstrations for women suffrage, better working conditions and equality between women and men that shook Europe in the early 20th century.
Symbolic dates
• 1909: according to a statement from the American Socialist Party, the first national Women’s Day is celebrated across America on 28 February
• 1975: during the International Year of Women, the United Nations chose 8 March as International Women’s Day
• 1995: the Beijing Declaration and its Platform for Action was adopted by 189 governments during the Fourth World Conference on Women. It includes measures in 12 priority areas. The program strives for a world in which all women and girls exercise and understand their rights and freedoms.
Women today
Women are still victims of discrimination and stereotypes in Belgium and elsewhere: access to positions of responsibility, Gender Pay Gap, distribution of household tasks, support to children and the elderly, gender violence, presence in the public space, education and literacy, access to reproductive and sexual well-being,…
Action plan City of Brussels
The City of Brussels is working on its own level: in addition to the annual actions around this symbolic date, the City has developed an action plan for equality between women and men.
And Business Immigration to Belgium congratulates all Women! Be Happy!
