International Women’s Day 2021: Celebrating achievements and calling out gender bias and inequality
The world is full of smart women breaking barriers: today and every day, let’s celebrate them. March 08, 2021 3:53 PM EST Updated on March 08, 2021 5:58 PM EST
Every March 8 after the earliest Women’s Day observance held in 1909, people around the world celebrate, highlight and honor women’s achievements and contributions while challenging and calling out gender bias and inequality. For 2021, the International Women’s Day (IWD) selected #ChooseToChallenge as this year’s campaign theme.
According to the IWD website, the theme challenges the world population to be alert, responsible for its thoughts and actions, and “choose to seek out and celebrate women’s achievements” to create an inclusive world.