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Thursday, March 7, 2013

2013 International Women's Day(IWD) -March 8






International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women's Day, is marked on March 8 every year.

The focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements



Google has 27 faces of women of different nationalities/ethnicities on its doodle to celebrate the 102nd International Women's Day on March 8,2013


The UN theme for International Women's Day 2013 is "A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women," while International Women's Day 2013 has declared the year's theme as The Gender Agenda: Gaining Momentum

2012 International Women's Day Google Doodle
The UN theme for International Women’s Day 2012 was Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty


 2011 International Women's Day Google Doodle

First held in 1911, 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the event. 







2010 International Women's Day Google Doodle
On the occasion of 2010 International Women's Day the'International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) drew attention to the hardship displaced women endure

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