Some 15,000 women marched through New York City in 1908 demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights。 A hundred year on, the pertinence of this event is honored through IWD’s 20xx global theme ‘Shaping Progress’.
1908年，一萬五千名婦女走上紐約街頭，這縮短工作時間、提高工資待遇、享有選舉權遊行示威。100年之後，今年國際婦女節的主題是“塑造進步”
In just three years, 20xx will see IWD’s Centenary –100 years of women’s united action for global equality and change. Organizations around the world have already commenced planning fo r their IWD Centenary celebrations.
三年後將是國際婦女節100周年，也是各為婦女為全球平等和改變共同行動100周年。世界各地有關組織已經開始為國際婦女節百年華誕張羅慶典。
The first International Women’s Day was launched on 8 March 1911 in Copenhagen by Clara Zetkin, Leader of the ‘Women’s Office’ for the Social Democratic Party in Germany.
第一個國際婦女節於1911年3月8日，由德國社會民主黨“婦女辦公室”領導人克拉拉。蔡特金髮動，在哥本哈根舉行。
In 1991, a handful of men in Canada launched the “white ribbon” campaign, which delivers the message that men are opposed to some other men’s violence against women.
1991年，由一群加拿大男性公民倡議發起的“白絲帶”活動，就是關注女性、保護女性的最好例證。
Women’s Day marks the role of women in both past and the present. However , the day is not a one-day routine. The real challenge lies in the spontaneous flow of feelings – honoring and celebrating womanhood on a particular March 8 only to forget its importance the next day is sacrilegious.
“國際婦女節”意在凸顯女性在社會中的重要角色。我們最大的挑戰在於：3月8日這天，各種慶祝活動大張旗鼓;3月8日之後，一切“絢麗”關注煙消雲散。