Since 1977, the UN proclaimed that "International Women's Day" would be celebrated every March 8, in commemoration of the struggle of working women, those who day after day work for equality with man, both in society and in personal development. But, why a March 8 ?, Why goes back to history.

On March 8, 1908, a transcendental event marked the history of labor and the union struggle not only in the United States, but throughout the world. A fire at the Cotton factory in New York, gave rise to the tribute.

About 130 women died in the building during a fire and after they went on strike with permanence in the workplace. The reason for their claim was due to the search for a reduction of working hours to 10 hours, a salary equal to that of men because they exercised the same activities, and poor working conditions suffered.

The owner of the factory ordered to close the doors of the building so that the women desisted of their idea, and left the place. But his intention was beyond; He did not achieve what he wanted and caused the death of the workers who were inside the factory. On May 3 of that same year, they performed an act for women's day in Chicago, and some socialists such as Corinne were present. Brown and Gertrude Breslau Hunt. This served as an ante-room for the February 28, 1909 New York to celebrate for the first time the "National Day of Women", in charge of 15,000 women who marched for the same reasons.

In 1910 the II International Conference of Socialist Women was held in Copenhagen, where the central theme was universal suffrage for all women, and by Clara Zetkin, leader of the "20,000 uprising" ", Was proclaimed on March 8 as the International Day of Working Women. In 1977, the UN General Assembly officially proclaimed March 8 the International Day for the Rights of Women and International Peace.

In 2011, the centenary of International Women's Day was celebrated, and in addition, the UN entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) began to operate. , is seen as a result of this and other events in the world that leads to the role of women in society, this day is commemorated as the struggle of those women who through history come together and are part of groups that work for equality, and labor, professional, personal and academic rights.