International Women's Day is celebrated on 8 March each year. It aims to promote positive change and raise awareness about problems women face in their everyday lives and is also a chance to celebrate the achievements of women.
There are many things to celebrate and there are many things that still need changing. That is why the International Women's Day celebrations in Cambridge focus on what a difference a day makes.
International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men.
This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday, when women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate their Day.