Every year, March is recognized as Women’s History Month in the United States, a commemoration held from March 1st to 31st to honor the historical and contemporary contributions of women in all areas of society. Within this framework, March 8th stands out as a key date worldwide with International Women’s Day (#8M), a time not only to remember progress, but also to reflect, raise awareness, and demand gender equality, rights, and the full and fair participation of women in all spheres.📚
The #IWD2026 call to #GiveToGain is about giving #women resources, support & opportunities to advance without bias or barriers. How do you forge #genderequality? #Typism member Anna Siviero uses her creative talent to elevate a focus on #gender issues 👉️ https://t.co/Da2thnMBFM pic.twitter.com/aW3o2NzvEx
— Women's Day (@womensday) February 16, 2026
The origin of this commemoration dates back to February 28, 1909, when socialists and suffragists in New York organized a Women’s Day in honor of the strike by textile workers led by the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union.♀️
In 1911, Europe officially recognized International Women’s Day. In the U.S., the tradition evolved until 1978, when Sonoma County, California, launched the first “Women’s History Week.”
In 1980, President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the week of March 8th as National Women’s History Week. Later, in 1987, President Ronald Reagan extended the commemoration to the entire month. Since then, each president has issued their own annual proclamations, always using the colors that represent this special day so important to women: purple, representing justice, dignity, and equality; green, representing hope and new beginnings; and white, signifying unity and historical commitment. These colors originated in the British suffragette movement of the 20th century and today represent a global identity of struggle and solidarity, in this case, for women.🌸
International Women’s Day 2026 has the theme:
“Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL women and girls.”
And the complementary international theme is:
“Give to Gain” / “Give to Receive”
It’s an invitation to understand that when we contribute to equality, all of society advances.
This March 8th, 2026, is a direct call to action, discriminatory laws, weak legal protections, social norms that erode rights for the womens. Today, no country has completely closed the legal gender gap. Globally, women have approximately 64% of the legal rights that men have. Work, money, property, mobility, retirement: inequality is still enshrined in many laws.
That’s why this year is not just a commemoration. It’s a mobilization.
