HISTORY:
In 1908, following terrible working conditions and exploitation, 15,000 women took to the streets of New York protesting for shorter hours, better pay and voting rights.
The next year a National Women’s Day to honor the strikers was announced and has now become a global movement. On 8 March each year, we celebrate the creation of a Women’s Day to:
- Celebrate women's achievements,
- Raise awareness about women's equality,
- Lobby for accelerated gender parity, and
- Fundraise for female-focused charities.
A day to recognise how far we’ve come towards gender equality, and how far we have left to go. On International Women’s Day we remember that as long as one woman faces discrimination, harassment, inequality or oppression, we all do.
List of inspirational films and books written and made for, by and about women.
Commemorate International Women’s Day this year with Reading Australia’s list of books that are written by, for and about women.
- My Brilliant Career
- Don’t Take Your Love to Town
- The Man Who Loved Children
- Faith Singer
- Bush Studies
- Sydney Journals: Reflections 1970–2000
- Mother I’m Rooted
- Lilian’s Story
