Kathmandu. The 115th International Women’s Day is being celebrated around the world today with various programs under the main slogan ‘For all women and girls: rights, equality and empowerment’. The government, stakeholders and various women’s organizations have organized various programs on the occasion of this day and celebrated it grandly.
Issuing a message of congratulations on the occasion of the 115th International Women’s Day, former Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens and UML leader Bhagwati Chaudhary has said that there is still a big struggle to be done for women’s rights in Nepal.
See the message of congratulations from former Minister for Women Chaudhary
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a symbol of the historic struggle for women’s rights. This day is an important opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women and raise their voices in favor of gender equality. About one million people participated in the first International Women’s Day program organized in 1911 around the world.
The origin of Women’s Day is linked to the labor movements that took place in Europe and North America in the early 20th century. Recognizing its importance, Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin declared March 8 a public holiday. Even today, this day is celebrated as a day of continuous struggle for women’s rights, promotion of reproductive rights, and ending violence and discrimination.
As the centerpiece of the women’s rights movement, International Women’s Day has been uniting women around the world and inspiring them for equality and justice. Although many achievements have been made in the past years, a great struggle still needs to be waged for women’s rights in Nepal. It is essential to ensure equal participation of women in every field by ending political, economic, social, cultural and traditional discrimination.
On this important occasion, I express my commitment to play a positive role in this campaign. Warm wishes to all women around the world on International Women’s Day!
The Constitution of Nepal has adopted a policy of building a civilized and equitable society by ending all forms of discrimination, exploitation and injustice on any religion, culture, customs, traditions, practices or any other basis.
Similarly, women’s rights have been established as a fundamental right. Based on the principle of proportional inclusion, women’s participation in the political and administrative life of the state has increased meaningfully. Currently, there are 34 percent women representatives in the federal parliament, 36.5 percent in the provincial assembly, and 41.1 percent at the local level. Similarly, there is currently about 28 percent female employees in the civil service.
The United Nations has been celebrating Women’s Day since 1975. The slogan for the first Women’s Day was ‘Celebrating the past and planning for the future’. On March 8, 1908, more than 15,000 women in the United States demonstrated demanding shorter working hours, better pay, and the right to vote. It is said that after that demonstration, women’s rights began to be discussed around the world. This day is celebrated to commemorate the day when women themselves started the struggle for women’s rights and entitlements.
