1975 was designated 'International Women's Year' by the United Nations, which officially sanctioned the day and started sponsoring it. Annual events are now organized by various bodies that work for the welfare of women and campaign for gender equality.
Though it originally came into existence because of women's fight for better pay, voting rights and an end to discrimination, the annual celebration is now largely dedicated to inspiring women worldwide and celebrating their achievements.
Last night American Women were able to celebrate International Women's Day when Kathryn Bigelow took the podium at last night's Oscars. It was a big night for Kathryn Bigelow. Not only did she take home some oscars but Bigelow is one of only four women to be nominated for the best director prize in the Oscar's 82-year history: other female nominees were Lina Wertmüller for 1976's Seven Beauties, Jane Campion for 1993's The Piano and Sofia Coppola for 2003's Lost in Translation.
She returned to the podium just moments later when The Hurt Locker was named best film.
The movie won six Oscars in total last night including best original screenplay for Mark Boal making it the undisputed winner in the much-publicised battle against Avatar, which picked up three statuettes for visual effects, art direction and cinematography.
Though the real question remains? Why don't more American women know about this holiday? Why is it not a celebrated Holiday in America? Let me know what you think.
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