International Women's Day is on 8 March every year. On this day people celebrate the achievements（成就） of women all over the world, but also continue to fight for more equality（平等） for women.
国际妇女节是每年的3月8日。在这一天，人们庆祝全世界女性的成就，同时也继续为女性争取更多的平等。
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Imagine a gender equal （性别平等）world. A world free of bias（偏见）, stereotypes（刻板印象）, and discrimination（歧视）. A world that's diverse（多样的）, equitable（平等的）, and inclusive（包容的）. A world where difference is valued（被重视的） and celebrated（被庆祝的）.想象一个性别平等的世界。一个没有偏见、刻板印象和歧视的世界。一个多样化、平等、包容的世界。一个差异被重视并且被庆祝的世界。Together we can forge (锻造)women's equality. Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness（意识） about discrimination. Take action to drive gender parity. IWD belongs to everyone, everywhere. Inclusion means all IWD action is valid（有效）.我们可以共同锻造女性平等。庆祝女性的成就。提高对歧视的意识。采取行动推动性别平等。国际妇女节属于每个人，无处不在。包容意味着所有国际妇女节的行动都是有效的。How did it start?
It started with a protest in New York City in 1908, when women went out onto the streets to say they wanted the right to vote（投票）. They also wanted shorter working hours and better pay. Then, in 1910 in Denmark, there was a meeting about women's rights（权利）, where a woman called Clara Zetkin had the idea for an international day for women. The first International Women's Day happened the next year, in 1911. 它始于1908年纽约市的一场抗议活动，当时女性走上街头，表达她们想要投票权的愿望。她们还希望有更短的工作时间和更好的薪酬。然后，在1910年丹麦，举行了一次关于妇女权利的会议，一位名叫克拉拉·泽特金的女性提出了设立一个国际妇女节的想法。第一个国际妇女节在次年1911年发生。Why do we need a special day for women？
Around the world, most countries have a male leader and mostly male politicians（男性政客）. Most businesses have mostly male leaders. Men get paid more than women for doing the same job. In many countries, men also get a better education and better healthcare, and do less work at home and with their children.在世界各地，大多数国家的领导人和政客主要是男性。大多数企业的领导层也主要是男性。在做相同工作的情况下，男性的薪酬比女性更高。在许多国家，男性还能获得更好的教育和医疗保健，并且在家里和孩子们的照顾上承担的工作较少。We need change! And the changes need to start with girls. Did you know that, around the world:more boys than girls go to and finish school
more boys than girls have access to the internet
in lots of schools, there aren't any toilets for girls
more boys than girls are encouraged to learn science and maths
boys get more opportunities than girls to learn how to be a leader
lots of girls have to do much more housework than boys
more boys do a healthy amount of sports and exercise than girls?
All these things mean that when lots of girls grow up, they don't get good jobs and they don't become leaders who can help change things. We need to change things because having equality is a basic human right. 所有这些都意味着，当很多女孩长大后，她们没有找到好工作，也没有成为能够帮助改变现状的领导者。我们需要改变现状，因为平等是一项基本人权。How is International Women's Day celebrated?
People celebrate by remembering and talking about important women from history and today, like Emmeline Pankhurst, Rosa Parks, Marie Curie, Kamala Harris, Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai … it's a very long list!人们通过回忆和谈论历史上和当代重要的女性人物来庆祝这一天，如艾米琳·潘克斯特、罗莎·帕克斯、玛丽·居里、卡玛拉·哈里斯、格蕾塔·桑伯格、马拉拉·优素福扎伊……这个名单非常长！
People also protest and have special events to speak about all the changes we still need to make. It's very important that boys and men celebrate this day too! If everyone works together, we can change things faster.人们还会举行抗议和特别活动，讨论我们仍需做出的所有改变。让男孩和男性也庆祝这一天非常重要！如果每个人都共同努力，我们可以更快地改变事情。If you want to celebrate this important day, you could …interview a woman you know (for example, your mum or grandma) and find out how life for women has changed since she was young
find out about an important girl or woman in your country (for example, in politics, sport, science, history, etc.) and tell your family about her
write a story or draw a cartoon with a girl as the hero
ask your teacher if you can do a class project about this day.
如果你想庆祝这个重要的日子，你可以…
采访一位你认识的女性（例如，你的妈妈或奶奶），了解女性从小的生活发生了怎样的变化
了解你所在国家的一位重要女孩或女性（例如，政治、体育、科学、历史等），并向家人介绍她
以一个女孩为英雄写一个故事或画一幅漫画
问你的老师你是否可以做一个关于这一天的课堂项目。
Happy International Women's Day!
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