“Our responsibility is clear. Give a good example and create a world in which everyone has equal chances,” wrote the chairwoman of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on the occasion of International Women's Day. “Every day should be your holiday,” said Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The office of President Andrzej Duda also wished.
“Women's rights do not develop by themselves. They can be obtained thanks to perseverance, and they are easy to lose if they are not vigilant” – it was written on the profile of the European Commission on Platform X.
An entry was made available to the chairman of the EC Ursula von der Leyen, who also took the floor on International Women's Day. “Gender equality does not happen 'just yes'. You have to fight and protect them for women's rights. Our responsibility is clear. Give a good example and create a world in which everyone has equal chances. Not only today, but every day” – she emphasized. The chairwoman of the EC published a recording, the message of which points out how important the daily struggle for gender equality is.
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Tusk: Every day should be your holiday
On the occasion of Women's Day Donald Tusk. “Mom and sister led me straight, I owe my wife everything, my daughter is light, daughter -in -law – the incorporated good, mother -in -law, it is known, the best, and granddaughters have obscured the whole world” – he wrote.
“Your holiday should be every day. The lowest bows to all ladies,” added the head of government.
Wishes of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland
“On the occasion of Women's Day, we make the best wishes to all ladies. We wish you that in all undertaken family, professional and social activities, ladies are always happy, satisfaction and a sense of self -realization” – wrote on platform X the Chancellery of the President Andrzej Duda.
“Good health, prosperity, smile and serenity!” – We keep reading.
Women's Day has been celebrated all over the world for many years. Its genesis is associated with workers' movements that were born in Europe and North America at the beginning of the 20th century.
On March 8, 1908, women from the New York textile factory organized a strike, demanding, among others, equal wages. The owner of the facility closed them inside to avoid publicity. A fire broke out in the factory, as a result of which 129 women were killed. A year later, on February 28, 1909, as part of commemorating the victims, the first Women's Day celebrations took place. On March 8, International Women's Day was established in 1910.
He was considered the first day of the women's celebration in Poland on March 24, 1924. At that time, the three -day deliberations of the Congress of the Supreme Council of the Polish Circle began in Warsaw. Interestingly, the term “Women's Day” was the first to use the participant of the congress, but the editors of the “Polish courier”.
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