International Women’s Day 2020

Current context: The Government of India has announced to launch a campaign to observe International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020.

 

• 8th March is celebrated as International Women’s Day all over the world every year.
• The 2020 International Women's Day will focus on the theme, 'An equal world is an enabled world'.
• The campaign will be observed from 1st March 2020 to 8th March 2020.
• The campaign has a theme for all the days i.e. 7 Themes identified for 7 Days, namely:

1. Education
2. Health and nutrition
3. Empowerment of women,
4. Skills &entrepreneurship and Participation in sports
5. Special circumstances
6. Rural women &agriculture
7. Urban women

• The earliest Women's Day observance, called "National Woman's Day" was held on February 28, 1909, in New York City.

Question: 

Q.1 The International Women’s Day is observed on?
a. 1st March
b. 8th March
c. 11th March
d. 16th March