International holidays - International Day of African Women

Black beauties dressed in bright outfits with fancy headdresses, bracelets, and jewelry in the nose and ears received equal rights with men relatively recently - in the middle of the twentieth century After years of slavery and gender-based oppression, African women were able to participate in the social, political and economic life of their countries Representatives of the most ancient continent on the planet today continue to fight for their rights at the state and global level In 1962, the Pan African Women's Organization PAWO was founded in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Its first meeting was attended by delegates from 18 states PAWO was created in support of the national liberation movement, the struggle of blacks against colonialism, gender discrimination and all forms of racial oppression At the initiative of one of the organization’s members, politician and social activist from Mali Aua Kate, a holiday was established July 31, the founding date of PAWO, is the International Day of African Women In addition to this celebration and March 8, residents of some countries of the continent celebrate their national holidays Thus, in Tunisia, Women's Day falls on August 13, in South Africa - on August 9 Their festive events help promote the theme of gender equality and the integration of African women into the economic and political life of the country Thanks to the active position of women, the attention of the government and the world community is drawn to the high neonatal and maternal mortality on the continent and other health problems Striking examples of the fact that African women can achieve recognition at the world level are singers Bee Kidude and Cesaria Evora, who became a Grammy winner in 2004, and models Iman and Liya Kebede from Somalia One of the sisters, after finishing her career on the podium, became a philanthropist - the founder of the Liya Kebede Foundation to help young mothers Iman Kebede is involved in charity work by participating in the “Save a Child’s Life” program The UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador is jazz singer Angelique Kidjo, originally from Benin; the first African Miss World to win this title in 2001 was Agbani Darego from Nigeria Each International Day of African Women is dedicated to a specific theme In 2021, the celebrations were held under the theme “Women in Art and Cultural Heritage”, in 2023 - “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” Today, African women occupy key positions in the management of companies and states, such as Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who became the President of Liberia in 2006 They carry out human rights activities like Tawakel Karman from Yemen, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 They owe the emergence of broad opportunities for social fulfillment to PAWO and the International Day of African Women