International Women's Day, held every year on March 8, is a global event that honors women and pushes for equality and women's rights. To celebrate, you'll want to spread the word on social media about its message of justice. Whether you craft something of your own or retweet a post from a nonprofit, it's important to remind people how they can help move the women's rights movement forward.
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Every year, the holiday has a theme, and this year, that's "balance for better," which promotes the idea of creating a more gender-balanced world. Here are 10 tweets from organizations that will spark ideas on how to make a difference today, and beyond.
1. The American Civil Liberties Union
Celebrate every woman trying to make the world a better place.
Happy #InternationalWomensDay to every woman bending the arc of the moral universe towards justice. pic.twitter.com/x02wiE99B2
— ACLU (@ACLU) March 8, 2019
2. Amnesty International
Advocate for the right of all women to make choices.
Should women have choice? 😉 pic.twitter.com/Xp7Nc0mrTj
— Amnesty International (@amnesty) March 8, 2019
3. Dress For Success
Help women achieve economic independence by donating one hour of your pay.
Today's the day! For #IWD2019, we celebrate the 1,000,000+ women we've served and empowered globally to achieve economic independence. Donate an hour of your pay on https://t.co/dFEWdh1MYk to empower women around the world. #YourHourHerPower pic.twitter.com/QFj1TOF4Xl
— Dress for Success (@dressforsuccess) March 8, 2019
4. Girls Not Brides
Ditch stereotypes about women.
On #WomensDay, let's smash the stereotypes that continue to hold women back!
👩🚀 👩🏾🔬 👩🏻🏫 👷♀️ 👩🏼🌾 https://t.co/queRdZQtLR #EndChildMarriage @UN_Women #IWD2019 pic.twitter.com/souzPeCI7j— Girls Not Brides (@GirlsNotBrides) March 8, 2019
5. Girls Who Code
Read about women who've achieved great things in tech.
On #InternationalWomensDay, we are celebrating Dr. Chieko Asakawa—a blind Japanese computer scientist who developed the @IBM Home Page Reader, the most widely used web-to-speech systems! Learn about more #WomenInTech by downloading our FREE lesson planshttps://t.co/JxlL70e9bK pic.twitter.com/ctKh7vaSsA
— Girls Who Code (@GirlsWhoCode) March 8, 2019
6. Human Rights Watch
Learn about both successes and ongoing issues in women's rights.
We're celebrating International Women's Day by highlighting some of the biggest issues, and successes, impacting women's rights today. Here are a few, by the numbers. #IWD2019
Retweet for Women's Rights! pic.twitter.com/VW4smQr0Yg— Human Rights Watch (@hrw) March 8, 2019
7. Malala Fund
Take a pledge to help girls around the world receive an education.
Girls have the power to boost economies, create jobs, make communities safer and drive industry.
On #InternationalWomensDay, pledge to take action so every girl can learn and earn at #FullForce. https://t.co/v7x0J7a5DE 👈🏽 pic.twitter.com/XKBrQS91rv— Malala Fund (@MalalaFund) March 8, 2019
8. Planned Parenthood
Advocate for reproductive rights.
Repro rights are human rights.
Repro rights are human rights.
Repro rights are human rights.
Repro rights are human rights.
Repro rights are human rights.
Repro rights are human rights.
Repro rights are human rights.
Repro rights are human rights.#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2019— Planned Parenthood Action (@PPact) March 8, 2019
9. She Should Run
Inspire a woman to run for office.
Start #InternationalWomensDay off right by encouraging a woman to run for office! Our #AskAWomanToRun tool makes it easy for you to tell a woman in your life why you think she’d be great in public office https://t.co/fRQtQxKTEM pic.twitter.com/BAeI0LGnx9
— She Should Run (@SheShouldRun) March 8, 2019
10. United Nations
Call for paid parental leave and improve policies for working parents.
Better policies for working parents will create better conditions for everyone. On #WomensDay, join @UN_Women in calling for paid parental leave. https://t.co/JeOSNAOBZ9 pic.twitter.com/zGElECepJh
— United Nations (@UN) March 8, 2019
