This year, the United Nations declared the theme as "DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality" to emphasise the importance of technology in bringing gender issues to light.
Every year on March 8, International Women's Day is observed to spread the message of gender equality to create a better society free of gender bias. The day celebrates women and addresses issues such as women's equal rights, violence and abuse against women, and reproductive rights.
The United Nations Charter in 1945 became the first international agreement to affirm the principle of equality between men and women. Later, on March 8, 1975, during International Women's Year, UN observed its first official International Women's Day.
Following the adoption of a resolution by the UN General Assembly in 1977, International Women's Day became a mainstream global holiday, with member states invited to proclaim March 8 as an official UN holiday for women's rights and world peace.
- A World Economic Forum (WEF) report said that by 2050, 75% of jobs will be related to STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) areas. Yet today, women hold just 22% of positions in artificial intelligence, to name just one.
-A study of 51 countries revealed 38% of women had personally experienced online violence, according to Gender Snapshot report in 2022.