Women's day (презентация к 8 марта)

International Women's Day  ( IWD ) is celebrated on March 8 every year. It is a focal point in the movement for women's rights.

After the Socialist Party of America organized a Women's Day on February 28, 1909 in New York, the 1910 International Socialist Woman‘s Conference suggested a Women's Day be held annually.

After women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in 1917, March 8 became a national holiday there.

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 .

• Soviet poster: "8th of March is the day of rebellion of the working women against kitchen slavery. Down with the oppression and narrow-mindedness of household work!"

Flowers  are the most popular gift choice on March 8th. Yellow mimosas and roses are especially popular.  Candy and chocolate  are the next popular choice, followed by  perfume and cosmetics . Some people like to give money or gift cards, so that women could pick the best present for themselves. The list goes on and other gift choices include jewelry, household appliances, kitchen utensils, clothes, footwear, books, DVDs, and even mobile phones. 

Yellow mimosa is the symbol of IWD in Italy