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'''International Women's Day''' ('''IWD'''), originally called '''International Working Women's Day''', is celebrated on March 8 every year.<ref name="UN">{{cite web|url=http://www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/iwd/history.html | title=UN WomenWatch: International Women's Day – History | publisher=UN.org | accessdate=February 21, 2013}}</ref> In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women for their economic, political and [[economic, social and cultural rights|social achievements]]. An effective Women's Day was the [[1975 Icelandic women's strike]] which paved the way for the first female president in the world. |
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International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women's Day, is celebrated on March 8 every year.[2] In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women for their economic, political and social achievements. An effective Women's Day was the 1975 Icelandic women's strike which paved the way for the first female president in the world.
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