Tuesday, March 8, is International Women's Day (IWD).
The day, which falls on the same date each year, celebrates women’s achievements – from the political to the social – while calling for gender equality.
IWD has been observed since the early 1900s and aims to bring together governments, women's organisations and charities.
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The day is marked around the world with arts performances, talks, rallies, networking events, conferences and marches.
On March 8, 1914, there was a march from Bow to Trafalgar Square in support of women's suffrage.
Suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst was notoriously arrested in front of Charing Cross station, on her way to speak in the central London square.
In the following years, a form of women’s day was held on varying dates in different countries, but by 1913 it was decided that March 8 would officially be International Women’s Day - and it has been that way ever since.
But is there an equivalent for men?
Yes, as the ECHO has previously reported, International Men's Day falls on November 19.
Calls for an International Men's Day had been going on since at least the 1960s when the New York Times reported that: "Many men have been agitating privately to make February 23 International Men's Day, the equivalent of March 8, which is International Women's day."
The event "celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities".
It also aims to highlight positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being, and to promote gender equality not only for men but for women too.
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