F is for Feminism: The UN and International Women’s Day
By Kate Koett While the United Nations first celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) in 1975 as part of International Women’s Year, women have been marching, protesting and advocating for equality and equity since the early 1900s. Through industrialization and the world wars, women from around the globe have been joining forces to strengthen their collective voice. In 1977, the United Nations formally recognized this when the […]