It was not governments or the UN which first celebrated ‘Women’s Day’. The idea of an International Women’s Day arose from the struggles of women workers against extremely harsh and inhuman working conditions, for franchise and for peace. 8th March is celebrated as International Women’s Day (IWD), as a day to mark women’s collective efforts over the years to attain justice and equality for themselves and their children, and to re-assert their struggles for a world free of oppression, exploitation and injustice.