As we all know, women in history always had to fight for their rights because of patriarchalism in society. After fighting for ending discrimination, they finally started to take their place in the world as they deserve. 

        The first International Women’s Day was run in 1911 in some European countries such as Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. More than a million women and men gathered to campaign for women’s rights to work, vote, education, and equality. By 1975,  International Women’s Day was officially recognized by the United Nations and has continued to gain international recognition. In some places like China, Afghanistan, Russia, and Burkina Faso,  International Women’s Day is a national holiday. 

         It is an important day to remember. The rights that we have as a woman now, comes from great fights from the past. We should honor our heritage in hand in hand with men. But also, it is a day to celebrate. To celebrate equality and the women's part in society today. Most importantly, it must be a day not to forget. The parity is far from obtaining. There are still a lot of women out there who are subjected to violence both physically and mentally. So, we must not forget that the fight against discrimination is not over and we should keep fighting. 

Mira METİN - Beşiktaş Atatürk Anatolian High School 1. Group Teacher: Fatma Boztepe   

“Women can’t drive, do sports, make the right decisions, work, study...” they say. They think that women are born to be mothers to their children and wives to their husbands but Women’s Day is here to prove them wrong. 

For centuries women have been of secondary importance compared to men and they had never gotten a chance to prove themselves in all areas such as science, mathematics or arts. However modern women know their worth and they are fighting for their rights. Therefore, women want to raise awareness to this issue to get what they deserve and March 8, International Women’s Day, is a great way to spread out their ideas. Despite what some misogynists who say that feminists are claiming that “Women are better than men.”, the feminists are actually stating that men and women are equal and no gender is superior to the other. 

In conclusion, we can say that Women’s Day is a day dedicated to make people pay attention to gender inequality, not a cry for attention. 

Begüm Kayaalp - Beşiktaş Atatürk Anatolian High School  -1. Group Teacher: Fatma Boztepe 

8 March International Women's Day is a day that must be known and cared for by all persons. Today is a day for women to draw attention to the subject of "women's rights".

The concept of "women's rights" is a concept that is great importance; especially in the 19th century. And it is the name given to all the rights of women equal to men. In fact, even this definition, the use of the phrase in "equal to men" is an indication that there is no equality between women and men. If we had overcome this problem, we would have realized that the term "human rights" should stand out in the present age, rather than the term "women's rights".

Women are "ignored" in many issues around the world. In many state legal regulations, there is a distinction between women and men. In many regions around the world women are not recognized for choosing marriages, marriages, divorce and other basic civil rights. moreover, physical violence and psychological pressure for women cannot be completely prevented even in the most modern countries, and women are still being killed.

We must always be conscious of them; and we must do all we can to build a world where women do not see the treatment they do not deserve by other people.

Zeynep Serra Akkaya - Beşiktaş Atatürk Anatolian High School-1. Group Teacher: Fatma Boztepe

Women are considered as 'The Goddess' in the Indian society from the ancient time however it is also true that they are not treated as goddess. The way of behaving, thinking and doing of women is completely different from the men so we can say that women are physically, physiologically and psychologically not equal to men. 

Women are the half population of the world mean half power of the world. If women of any country are not empowered mean that country is lack of half power. Without woman nothing is possible for men; women are basic unit of the society, they make a family, family make a home, home make a society and ultimately societies make a country. 

Throughout history, gender equality has been a recurring issue. In different cultures across the world there has been an imbalance between the roles of men and women in society. Starting from early civilization, men have held the power within government and society, while women have been seen as housewives.  But things are getting changed now; women are being aware of their rights and understanding well the dominating nature of men over their whole life. 

Gizem Gümüşışık Beşiktaş Atatürk Anatolian High School Group:1 Teacher: Fatma Boztepe

International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It is a focal point in the movement for women's rights.

I believe that the day is especially important in the parts of the world where genders aren’t equal and patriarchal structure is still dominant. In those places, women struggle with inequality where there is no social awareness. Likewise, that’s why International Women’s Day must be important for both men and women: to raise awareness.

Although it is celebrated in many countries as a ‘holiday’, it doesn’t have a good background. The reason why its day is 8 March is a bloody strike ended with 129 women’s death. In 8 March 1857, about 40.000 people gathered in front of the factory they work at to protest the inequal working conditions. But they had been attacked and locked to the factory and couldn’t run away from the fire and the 129 women who couldn’t have escaped died there.

Thenceforward, most of the people defend the gender equality and since then, 8 March became the day that shows the empowerment of women and also started to symbolise the equailty between men and women.

Zeynep İsmihan Avşar - Beşiktaş Atatürk Anatolian High School / 1. Group Teacher: Fatma Boztepe             

First of all, International Women's Day is the proof of the equality between men and woman. As men, we treated women like they were inferior to us but they are not and this day verifies it.Generally, it is celebrated to provide respect to whole women fraternity, appreciate them and to express love for them. As women are the major part of the society and plays a great role in the economic, political, and social activities, international women’s day is commemorated to remember and appreciate women’s all over achievements.

Even though, women enjoy more rights than they had in past; we can't say we made a clean break to obscurantism yet.Sadly, in many parts of the developing world, women aren’t given the opportunity to realize their God-given potential. They’re often treated as second-class citizens, subject to gender-based discrimination, abuse, and exploitation. For example,many girls aren’t given the chance to stay in school or pursue their dreams for the future.

To sum up, International Women's day shows us everyone has a place in society, nobody should be caged to their home if he or she is not willing to.

   Kerem Gür -  Beşiktaş Atatürk Anatolian High School Group:1 Teacher: Fatma Boztepe