Why is not the International Men's Day celebrated so much as Women's Day?

Why is not the International Men's Day celebrated so much as Women's Day?

Well, you are in a world that celebrates a woman's victory, a woman's voice can spread more faster to the world than the light does. It is the nature of the world and it is designed in such a way that men should protect women. So protecting such a woman is not the easiest thing, because many times woman failed herself to realise what she wanted in her life. In such a case, women need a man to stand by her side, motivates her, encourage her and makes her to feel special all the time.

Do you realise that 80% of history has been written by men, about men, 80% of legislation, religion and scientific advancement, has also been written by men and about men? For most of history, there has been this huge emphasis on the male point of view. It is not good or bad, it just is. For example, do you know that women only got the vote in England 100 years ago? Until then, they did not have a say in anything of national interest! So, it absolutely makes sense to have a special date that celebrates women and reminds the world of what women can add to the equation of life. If businesses were run on the same values that women nurture their families, they would have a fundamentally different world - one that would be far happier and more nurturing.

The seeds of International Women's Day were planted in 1908, when 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter working hours, better pay and the right to vote. It was the Socialist Party of America who declared the first National Woman's Day, a year later.

The idea to make the day international came from a woman called Clara Zetkin. She suggested the idea in 1910 at an International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen. There were 100 women there, from 17 countries, and they agreed on her suggestion unanimously.

It was first celebrated in 1911, in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.

Things were made official in 1975 when the United Nations (UN) started celebrating the day. The first theme adopted by the UN (in 1996) was "Celebrating the past, Planning for the Future". This year's theme is "I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women's Rights". The Generation Equality campaign is bringing together people of every gender, age, ethnicity, race, religion and country, to drive actions that will create the gender-equal world we all deserve.

International Women's Day has become a date to celebrate how far women have come in society, in politics and in economics, while the political roots of the day mean strikes and protests are organised to raise awareness of continued inequality.