International Women's Day

History of the March 8

In Day on March 8, 1857, workers of a factory of fabrics, located in the North American city of New York, did a great strike.

Stayed the fabric and began to claim better working conditions, such as reducing the daily load of work for ten hours (the factories required 16 hours of daily work), assimilation of salaries with men (women came to receive up to a third the salary of a man, to perform the same type of work) and dignified treatment within the working environment.

The demonstration was suppressed with total violence.Women were barred within the plant, which was ignited. Approximately 130 weaver died carbonized in a totally inhumane act. But only in the year 1910, during a conference in Denmark it was decided that the March 8 would be the "International Women's Day," in honor women who died in the factory in 1857. But only in the year 1975, through a decree, the date was officially by the UN (United Nations Organization).

Purpose of Data

By be created this date is not intended only celebrate. In most countries, there are conferences, debates and meetings whose purpose is to discuss the role of women in society today. The effort is to try to reduce and maybe one day end, with the bias and devaluation of women. Even with all the advances, they still suffer in many places, with low wages, male violence, excessive day of work and disadvantages in professional career. Much has been achieved but much still needs to be changed in this story