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Ep. 5 Is IWD a Waste of Time?
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In this episode hosts Annie-Mei and Anika discuss whether International Women's Day (IWD) is achieving its purpose of promoting equality and diversity in the Cyber Security industry.
IWD was first observed on March 19, 1911, in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. This date was chosen by Clara Zetkin, a German socialist, to commemorate the 1848 revolution and a key workers' protest in Prussia.
However, the date was later changed to March 8 in 1913. This shift was influenced by Russian women, who held a mass strike for “Bread and Peace” on March 8, 1917 (February 23 in the Julian calendar, which Russia used at the time). This strike contributed to the Russian Revolution and the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II. After this, March 8 became the official date for International Women's Day, and in 1921, Lenin declared it an official holiday in the Soviet Union.
Since then, March 8 has been recognised globally as International Women’s Day, officially adopted by the United Nations in 1977.
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