Published 14:12 IST, March 8th 2020

International Women’s Day 2020: This year's theme talks about 'Generation Equality'

Theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights. The theme is aligned with UN Women’s campaign.

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International Women's Day is observed every year on March 8 in a bid to celebrate women's movement and struggle for equality. me for this year’s International Women’s Day is 'I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights.' me is aligned with UN Women’s new multigenerational campaign 'Generation equality'. campaign talks about a world where equality is a rm, t a privilege. It also talks about a world where men and women share household work equally and get paid equally, world where both s have equal rights and opportunities.

United Nation’s Generation Equality campaign marks 25th anniversary of Bejing Declaration and Platform For Action which was opted in 1995 at Fourth World Conference for Women. According to UN, Declaration is a romap to development of women across globe and is committed to equal rights and inherent dignity for women, implementation of full women’s rights to women, employment and vancement of women amongst ors. 

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'Real change has been slow for women'

United Nations on its website said that despite progress, real change has been agonizingly slow for women and t even a single nation in world can claim equality. It ded that women and girls continue to be undervalued before saying that y have fewer choices, are paid less than men and continue to face violence and home and public s. Justifying Generation equality me, international organisation ded that  year 2020 represents an opportunity to mobilise global action and achieve equality and human rights of all women and girls.

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14:12 IST, March 8th 2020