Updated on March 8, 2021 at 9:10 am NBCUniversal, Inc. Monday is International Women's day. It's been recognized since the early 1900s and is a day to raise awareness about the many obstacles women still deal with. It's also a day to celebrate women's achievements, raise awareness about women's equality and fundraise for female-focused charities. Download our NBC DFW mobile app for Apple or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. This year's theme is 'Choose to Challenge.' The International Women's Day website says a “challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change.” Across the world, groups are celebrating #InternationalWomensDay and they're engaging and mobilizing their communities to #ChoooseToChallenge