InternationalWomensDayisabbreviatedasIWDandwritteninEnglishasI。W。D。IWDisaninternationalcelebrationofappreciation，respectandlovetowardswomen。ItiscelebratedeveryyearonMarch8thanditsscopeextendstocountriesallovertheworld。Thisdayismarkedbyvariouseducational，politicalandsocioeconomicactivities，someofwhichincludewomensrightscampaigns，celebrationsoffemaleachievementsindifferentaspectsandtheestablishmentofeducationalandeconomicopportunitiesforwomen。Thisdayisalsousedtoraiseawarenessaboutissuesfacedbywomenandhelppromotegenderequality。TheoriginofInternationalWomensDaycanbetracedbacktotheearly1900swhenitwasfirstproposedbytheSocialistPartyofAmericainhonorofthe1908strikeoftheInternationalLadiesGarmentWorkersUnioninNewYork。Later，in1910，theInternationalSocialistWomansConferencedeclaredthisdayasInternationalWomensDayandheldspecialeventstocelebratetheday。TheUnitedNationshadofficiallydeclaredInternationalWomen’sDayin1975，andsincethenthedayhasbeenwidelycelebratedthroughouttheworld。Thedayisnotonlycelebratedbyactivistsandfeminists，butalsobypeoplewhounderstandtheimportanceofequalityamonggenders。Itisanimportantreminderabouttheneedforsocialprogressforwomen，andhowfarwehavecometoachievingequality。一般在国际妇女节这天，人们通常会送给女性朋友们各种有礼物，以示对她们的尊重。比如买上一束鲜花、做一些她们喜欢吃的甜点、给她们个按摩、给她们在这一天发工资加薪……。