International Women’s Day 2022

International Women’s Day was first born out of labour movements at the turn of the twentieth century in North America and across Europe.

In 1908, against a backdrop of terrible working conditions and exploitation, 15,000 women took to the streets in New York protesting for shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. The first version of a National Women’s Day was held in the USA the following year, and quickly spread overseas, with more than a million people turning out to International Women’s Day rallies in Europe in 1911.

International Women’s Day celebrations first began in Australia in the early 1920s, and gained momentum around the time of WWII, at which point Australian women were often only paid about 54% of men’s wages.

By the 1970s, International Women’s Day was being celebrated around the world as a day of activism, with women's groups and labour unions calling for equal pay, equal economic opportunity, equal legal rights, reproductive rights, subsidised child care, and the prevention of violence against women.

In 1975, the United Nations adopted the date of 8 March and declared International Women’s Day an official UN holiday for women’s rights and world peace.

To this day, International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate the achievements of women, whether social, political, economic or cultural. It is also a time to both highlight and work to address barriers that continue to perpetuate gender inequality, and an opportunity to unite, network and mobilise for meaningful change.

Join the PSA at the Adelaide International Women’s Day march

Date: Tuesday 8 March 2022
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Mukata (Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide) north-west corner

This is a COVIDSafe event and masks are strongly encouraged.

For further details please see, and share, the event poster here.