3. IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN’S DAY
1. To celebrate the struggle for women's
rights in the economic, social, political,
and cultural domain;
2. To reaffirm women's solidarity in the
struggle for peace;
4. FACTS ABOUT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S
DAY
• While International Women’s Day is now
largely aimed at inspiring women across the
world and celebrating their achievements, its
roots are in movements campaigning for
better pay and voting rights.
• The first National Women’s Day was marked
on 28 February 1909 in the United States
after a declaration by the Socialist Party of
5. • During an International Conference of Working
Women in Copenhagen the following year, Clara
Zetkin, leader of the 'Women's Office' for the
Social Democratic Party in Germany, suggested
the idea of an International Women's Day.
•
• She proposed that every year in every country
there should be a celebration on the same day.
The idea was met with unanimous approval.
7. BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO SCHEME
The Overall Goal of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
(BBBP) Scheme is to celebrate the girl child and
enable her education. The objectives of the
Scheme are as under:• To prevent gender biased sex
selective elimination
• To ensure survival and protection
of the girl child
8. UJJAWALA
A Comprehensive Scheme for Prevention of trafficking
nd Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re-integration ofVictims
ofTrafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation.
Objective ot the scheme is as under:
To prevent trafficking of women and
children for commercial sexual exploitation
through social mobilization and
involvement of local communities,
awareness generation programmes,
generate public discourse through
