When is International Women's Day? Find out when global celebration takes place

It is a global celebration which aims to inspire women across the world.

And this year International Women's Day will take place on Tuesday, March 8.

The first National Women's Day took place in 1909 and its roots are in campaigning for better pay and voting rights.

This year, events will take place across Britain and the world to celebrate the achievements of women.

Here, Mirror Online takes a look at 10 things you need to know about the global celebration.

1. While International Women's Day is now largely aimed at inspiring women across the world and celebrating their achievements, its roots are in movements campaigning for better pay and voting rights.

2. The first National Women’s Day was marked on 28 February 1909 in the United States after a declaration by the Socialist Party of America.

3. During an International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen the following year, Clara Zetkin, leader of the 'Women's Office' for the Social Democratic Party in Germany, suggested the idea of an International Women's Day.

She proposed that every year in every ｃountry there should be a celebration on the same day. The idea was met with unanimous approval.

4. 1911 saw IWD honoured for the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland on March 19. Over a million people attended rallies campaigning for women's rights to work, vote, be trained, to hold public office and end discrimination.

5. On the eve of World War I campaigning for peace, Russian women observed their first International Women's Day on the last Sunday in February 1913. In 1965, it was declared as a non working day in the USSR.

6. International Women's Day was transferred to 8 March that same year and has remained the global date for the event ever since.

7. In 1975, the United Nations gave official sanction to International Women's Day and began sponsoring it.

8. The United States now designates the whole month of March as 'Women's History Month'.

9. IWD is also an official holiday in 15 ｃountries including China, Ukraine and Vietnam.

10. Over the past few years Google have marked the occasion with a “Google Doodle”, changing their logo on the search engine’s homepage to reflect the occasion. Sky News are marking today's 100th International Women's Day with an all female line-up.

Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/international-womens-day-find-out-7504428
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Vocabulary:
1. Roots - noun The basic cause, source, or origin of something.
2. Unanimous - adj. (Of an opinion, decision, or vote) held or carried by everyone involved.
3. Discrimination - noun The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
4. Sanction - noun easures taken by a state to coerce another to conform to an international agreement or norms of conduct, typically in the form of restrictions on trade or official sporting participation
5. Designate - verb To say officially that a place or thing has a particular character or purpose.

Discussion:
1. Do you think celebrating specific gender roles (being a man or being a woman) is okay? Why?
2. Everyone, regardless of gender, should have equal rights. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
3. Is it possible for a woman to do what a man can? Why do you think so?
4. Does everyone have equal rights in your ｃountry? Give me examples.
5. In your opinion, why don't all ｃountries insist on total equality for their societies and citizens?