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international women's(iwd) day occurs on 8 march annually and is an occasion marked by women's groups aroud the world.the fist iwd was held on 19 march 1911 in german,austria,denmark and other eurpean countries.german women chose this day because this date in 1848 the prussian king,faced with an armed uprising,had promised many reforms,including an unfulfilled one of votes for women.

iwd today is an oppurtunity for women to come together and look back on a rich history of struggle for equality,justice, peace and development and to surpport this work in the present and future.