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The theme for International Women’s Day (8 March) 2020 is, "I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights." The theme is aligned with UN Women’s new multigenerational campaign, Generation Equality, which marks the 25^th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Adopted in 1995 at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, the Beijing Platform for Action is recognized as the most progressive roadmap for the empowerment of women and girls, everywhere.

The year 2020 is a pivotal year for advancing gender equality worldwide, as the global community takes stock of progress made for women’s rights since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action. It will also mark several other galvanizing moments in the gender equality movement: a five-year milestone towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals; the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security; and the 10th anniversary of UN Women’s establishment.

The emerging global consensus is that despite some progress, real change has been agonizingly slow for the majority of women and girls in the world. Today, not a single country can claim to have achieved gender equality. Multiple obstacles remain unchanged in law and in culture. Women and girls continue to be undervalued; they work more and earn less and have fewer choices; and experience multiple forms of violence at home and in public spaces. Furthermore, there is a significant threat of rollback of hard-won feminist gains.

"The year 2020 represents an unmissable opportunity to mobilize global action to achieve gender equality and human rights of all women and girls.” (From unwomen.org)

IWD is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. The first IWD was in 1911. 

 

Purple is the color to wear on IWD.

 

The IWD 2020 campaign theme is #EachforEqual. The campaign runs all year long. “Equality is not a women's issue, it's a business issue. Gender equality is essential for economies and communities to thrive. 

A gender equal world can be healthier, wealthier and more harmonious - so what's not great about that?The race is on for the gender equal boardroom, a gender equal government, gender equal media coverage, gender equal workplaces, gender equal sports coverage, more gender equality in health and wealth ... so let's make it happen. Let's be  #EachforEqual.“ (From https://www.internationalwomensday.com/Theme - also see this site to learn the pose for #EachforEqual.)

What are you doing for IWD and/or the IWD campaign? Feel free to post your comments, links and photos.