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International Women's Day

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Answer the questions:

• When is International Women's Day celebrated?
• Do you know the history of this holiday?
• When was the first IWD celebrated?
• What do you think is the idea of IWD?
• Do you like this holiday? Why?

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International Women's Day is on the 8th of March. On this day people celebrate the of women all over the world.

achievements

opportunities

Today, women have the same rights and as men. There are female leaders in business, astronauts, politicians, taxi drivers and so on. However, many people believe that there is still a lot of work to do to make men and women truly But in the past women didn't have rights at all. So, how did it all change?

equal.

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It started with a protest in New York City in 1908, when women went out onto the streets to say they wanted Then, in 1910 in Denmark, there was a meeting about women’s rights, where a woman ( ) had the idea for an international day for women. The first International Women’s Day happened the next year, in 1911.

shorter working hours,

salaries.

and better

maternity leave,

the right to vote,

Clara Zetkin

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True or False?!

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1. IWD is on the 8 of March every year.
2. The first IWD was in 1991.
3. Men and women always had the same rights.
4. There was a protest in 1908. Women didn't want to work.
5. Today a woman can`t become a president.
6. Nowadays women earn less money than men.
7. IWD was Clara Zetkin's idea.

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Do you know any historically important woman?

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Have you ever heard about Emmeline Pankhurst?

Who is she?

• Who is this woman?
• Why is she important?
• Do you admire her? Why?

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To vote = to make a choice or express an opinion, especially in politics.

To vote = to make a choice or express an opinion, especially in politics.