Every year on 8 March, International Women’s Day is celebrated to commemorate and honour women's accomplishments, raise awareness about gender disparities and discrimination, as well as promote global support for women.

• The theme for International Women’s Day 2023 is DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.  
• Internationally, purple is taken as a colour to symbolise women’s day.
• International Women's Day has been observed since the early 1900s.