Why So Many Countries Don't Celebrate International Women's Day 8 March
International Women's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. International Women's Day first emerged from the activities of labour movements at the turn of the twentieth century in North America and across Europe.
Since those early years, International Women's Day has assumed a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries alike. The growing international women's movement, which has been strengthened by four global United Nations women's conferences, has helped make the commemoration a rallying point to build support for women's rights and participation in the political and economic arenas.
The UN and Gender Equality
The Charter of the United Nations, signed in 1945, was the first international agreement to affirm the principle of equality between women and men. Since then, the UN has helped create a historic legacy of internationally-agreed strategies, standards, programmes and goals to advance the status of women worldwide.
Over the years, the UN and its technical agencies have promoted the participation of women as equal partners with men in achieving sustainable development, peace, security, and full respect for human rights. The empowerment of women continues to be a central feature of the UN's efforts to address social, economic and political challenges across the globe.
In the United States, International Women's Day is not only a festival, but also a few people who know it, but its origins are inextricably linked to the United States.
The origins of International Women's Day can be traced back to March 8, 1857. Women and clothing workers in New York, USA, took to the streets to protest against low wages and poor working conditions. Although they were dispersed by the police, they contributed to The birth of the first trade union organization in March two years later. Then on March 8th, almost every year in the United States, a similar protest march was held. By 1908, the parade had grown to the scale of 15,000 New York women. The protest slogan was also upgraded to require shorter working hours, increased wages and enjoyment. Right to vote, etc. Since then, on the last Sunday of February each year, American women have to spontaneously hold celebrations and set this day as a holiday for American women.
The origins of International Women's Day can be traced back to March 8, 1857. Women and clothing workers in New York, USA, took to the streets to protest against low wages and poor working conditions. Although they were dispersed by the police, they contributed to The birth of the first trade union organization in March two years later. Then on March 8th, almost every year in the United States, a similar protest march was held. By 1908, the parade had grown to the scale of 15,000 New York women. The protest slogan was also upgraded to require shorter working hours, increased wages and enjoyment. Right to vote, etc. Since then, on the last Sunday of February each year, American women have to spontaneously hold celebrations and set this day as a holiday for American women.
Further, the March 8th was designated as the International Women's Festival at the first International Women's Conference held in the Second International Conference in 1910. This proposal received positive response from the participants. Soon after the outbreak of the First World War, European women began to march on the streets on March 8th to hold an anti-war peaceful rally; on March 8, 1917, Russian women began to hold The strike campaign demanded "bread and peace"; after the success of the October Revolution, Bolshevik's feminist activist Alexandra Koss successfully persuaded Lenin to set March 8 as a statutory holiday for the Soviets. Since then, March 8 has become a true International Women's Day.
However, the United Nations was late to the International Women’s Year in 1975, and it was officially held to celebrate the activities of the Women’s Day on March 8th.
It is worth noting that the United States, which first originated in the United States, has gradually disappeared from the United States after the 1930s. With the participation of the Soviet Union, this festival gradually became socialist in the eyes of Westerners. Today, this "international" festival is actually only in a few countries with or with socialism. In addition to Russia, there are also China, Bulgaria, Albania, Vietnam, Belarus, Republic of Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Mongolia, etc. Ukraine before the riots also celebrated this festival.
It is worth noting that the United States, which first originated in the United States, has gradually disappeared from the United States after the 1930s. With the participation of the Soviet Union, this festival gradually became socialist in the eyes of Westerners. Today, this "international" festival is actually only in a few countries with or with socialism. In addition to Russia, there are also China, Bulgaria, Albania, Vietnam, Belarus, Republic of Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Mongolia, etc. Ukraine before the riots also celebrated this festival.
In addition to its socialist nature, what other reasons have caused the disappearance of International Women’s Day in the United States? Here are a few main reasons.
1. Great improvement in the status of women in the United States
In the last century, a series of bills for the protection of women's status in the United States were introduced, especially the affirmative action bill, which made women's status change ups and downs. With the right to vote, there is no gender discrimination in school employment, and there is also legal guarantee for equal pay for equal work. Although there are still some imperfections, there is no obvious discrimination. On the contrary, the worried party has become an employer, because more and more such lawsuits end in women’s victory. In addition, the United States is very protective of women in civil divorce cases. As long as there is no fatal fault, they will always have custody of the child. During the marriage, whether the wife is working, whether the income is divorced, the property must be divided equally or the wife gets more, divorce. If the woman has no income or low income, the ex-husband will pay the spouse's support fee in addition to the child's support, until the spouse remarries or dies, unless the two have a pre-marital notarization.
In the last century, a series of bills for the protection of women's status in the United States were introduced, especially the affirmative action bill, which made women's status change ups and downs. With the right to vote, there is no gender discrimination in school employment, and there is also legal guarantee for equal pay for equal work. Although there are still some imperfections, there is no obvious discrimination. On the contrary, the worried party has become an employer, because more and more such lawsuits end in women’s victory. In addition, the United States is very protective of women in civil divorce cases. As long as there is no fatal fault, they will always have custody of the child. During the marriage, whether the wife is working, whether the income is divorced, the property must be divided equally or the wife gets more, divorce. If the woman has no income or low income, the ex-husband will pay the spouse's support fee in addition to the child's support, until the spouse remarries or dies, unless the two have a pre-marital notarization.
2.the merchant has no hype value
Valentine's Day is warm, Mother's Day has love, Christmas is grateful, these festivals are profoundly meaningful, and the merchants are hyped up like water, and it is easy to impress people, and then spend money to spend. On the contrary, there is a feminine color in the 38th Festival. It is very difficult to speculate. Without the help of the merchants, this kind of political color festival is difficult to go.
3. The traditional festivals in the United States cover the meaning of many women's festivals.
The aforementioned Valentine's Day and Mother's Day, although not a statutory holiday in the United States, are highly valued in the United States because they have a strong tradition and are very warm. During these festivals, my girlfriend, wife, and mother will get a gift from her boyfriend, husband, and children, and go out to eat with her family. In addition, there is a statutory federal festival called Labor Day in the United States, which aims to protect labor rights. This right applies to men and women, so it is not necessary to get a holiday to protect women's work rights.
Finally,whishing all of you a very Happy Woman's day!
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