International Women’s Day 2026
News Kashmir Desk
Women are integral part of universe. International Women’s Day 2026 is being marked. International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on 8 March, commemorating women’s fight for equality and liberation along with the women’s rights movement. International Women’s Day gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.
As a matter of fact, it’s motivated by the universal female suffrage movement, International Women’s Day originated from labor movements in Europe and North America during the early 20th century.
This year International Women’s Day theme, “Give To Gain”, underscores the principle that meaningful progress on gender equality requires deliberate contributions from governments, institutions and individuals. When we invest in women’s safety, rights and leadership, we strengthen societies as a whole. The campaign’s message is clear: gender equality is not a concession, but a collective benefit.
Women still face lot of discrimination.
Here are three facts about women discrimination:
1. Global pay gap: Women earn approximately 77% of what men earn for similar work, highlighting persistent wage inequality.
2. Limited access to education: 132 million girls worldwide are out of school, often due to factors like child marriage, poverty, and cultural norms.
3. Violence and harassment: 1 in 3 women globally experience physical or sexual violence, often facing barriers to justice and support.
The expert pulse of noted experts is —
International Women’s Day is not simply a commemoration. It is a call to action — to defend the gains already made, confront the challenges ahead, and accelerate efforts to build a region where every woman and girl can live free from violence, fear and discrimination, and where their full participation is recognised as indispensable to our shared security.
International Women’s Day (IWD) has been around for over a hundred years, as have many of the issues still impacting women’s advancement. Since 1911, IWD belongs to all who care about gender equality. Celebrate women’s achievement. Raise awareness about discrimination. Take action to forge gender parity. All IWD activity is valid, that’s what makes IWD so inclusive.
We should take all steps to make this world a beautiful place for women. The need of the hour is to end all discrimination against women.We need to take pledge to make this world a better place for our women.