International Women’s Day is almost here and it is celebrated to recognize, acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of women in all spheres of life, be it social, political, economic, domestic or cultural. Women have been oppressed since times immemorial and in addition to gender, there are several other factors that pull women down. However, they decided not to let themselves be brought down by these factors and struggled for equal rights, opportunities and treatment. In order to recognize the struggle that began centuries ago but continues till date, International Women’s Day is celebrated throughout the world to mark this long struggle.
The day which is celebrated on 8 March, is preceded by week long celebrations which are collectively called Women’s Week. Women’s week is based on five major factors that seek to empower women in every way possible and include building relationships, self-knowledge, healthy self-image, leadership development and sexual assault and interpersonal violence. These five factors are integral to Women’s lives and development of a global scenario that facilitates women’s well-being and equal status in the society.
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Happy Women's Day 2025: Top 120 Wishes, Messages, Images, Greetings, whatsapp status and Quotes to share with your loved onesThe theme of International
Women's Day 2025, as decided by the
United Nations, is ‘Gender Equality for a sustainable tomorrow’. Being more vulnerable to climate change, women and their struggles have been highlighted and initiatives to help them out have been started by the body in order to promote a better tomorrow for everyone.
For 2025, the United Nations has included themes like gender equality and sustainability. Sustainability refers to using resources in such a way that the future generations can also make use of them. Climate changes and ecological imbalances have contributed extensively to changes that are taking place in the environment and undoubtedly, a lot of these changes have an adverse effect on the health and overall well-being of people. However, it has been observed that women are more affected by these environmental changes and their health is much more affected because of economic dependence and constituting a major part of the poor population of the country.
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Happy Women's Day 2025: Best Messages, Quotes, Wishes, Greetings and Images to share on International Women's DayIn addition to this, women are great and potent change makers who have contributed to the mitigation and effective management of climatic imbalances. Women have been an integral part of movements that are centered round the environment and global climate scenario. Combining two of the most prominent contemporary issues, which include gender equality and sustainability, the United Nations has started multiple initiatives to create awareness about how promoting gender equality will lead to a better environment and better living conditions for all of the world.
Here are some inspiring slogans spoken by great women that will get you in the spirit of International Women’s Day.
International Women's Day: Slogans“Hear me as a woman. Have me as your sister. On purpled battlefield breaking day, So I might say our victory is just beginning, See me as change, Say I am movement, That I am the year, and I am the era of the women.”
Amanda Gorman
"Feminism isn't about making women stronger. Women are already strong, it's about changing the way the world perceives that strength."
G.D. Anderson
"There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish."
Michelle Obama
“Women need a seat at the table, they need an invitation to be seated there, and in some cases, where this is not available, they need to create their own table. We need a global understanding that we cannot implement change effectively without women's political participation.”
Meghan Markle
"Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in."
-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead."
-Beyoncé
“You can show more of the reality of yourself instead of hiding behind a mask for fear of revealing too much.” – Betty Friedan
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” – Marie Curie
“I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.” – Rosa Parks
“Tolerance and compassion are active, not passive states, born of the capacity to listen, to observe and to respect others.” – Indira Gandhi
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45 International Women's Day Quotes, Sayings, Wishes, Images and Messages That Will Empower You