In the frame of the celebration of the International Women’s Day, CAF is launching a Women’s Documentary series “SHE is Africa”.
WHAT’S THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
International Women’s Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women’s rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.
Spurred on by the universal female suffrage movement, IWD originated from labor movements in North America and Europe during the early 20th century.
The earliest version was purportedly a “Women’s Day” organized by the Socialist Party of America in New York City February 28, 1909.
This inspired German delegates at the 1910 International Socialist Women’s Conference to propose “a special Women’s Day” be organized annually, albeit with no set date; the following year saw the first demonstrations and commemorations of International Women’s Day across Europe.
After women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in 1917 (the beginning of the February Revolution), IWD was made a national holiday on March 8, it was subsequently celebrated on that date by the socialist movement and communist countries.
The holiday was associated with far-left movements and governments until its adoption by the global feminist movement in the late 1960s.
IWD became a mainstream global holiday following its adoption by the United Nations in 1977.
International Women’s Day is commemorated in a variety of ways worldwide; it is a public holiday in several countries, and observed socially or locally in others to celebrate and promote the achievements of women.
This is part of the big campaign for the CAF Women’s brand and identity introduced at TotalEnergies WAFCON 2022.
The 5-episode series will be released according to the following:
Episode 1: Wednesday 8 March
YOUNG HEROINE: A FOOTBALLER’S ORIGIN STORY
Episode 2: Thursday 9 March
INSPIRERS: THE OPERATIONAL MASTERMINDS
Episode 3: Friday 10 March
USUNG HEROES: VOLUNTEERS, PILLARS OF THE GAME
Episode 4: Saturday 11 March
FLAGS AND WHISTLES: AFRICAN REFEREES ON THE RISE
Episode 5: Sunday 12 March
BREAKING BARRIERS: THE RISE OF AFRICAN WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
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