Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Planning, Economic and Social Restructuring and Gender Affairs, Ramona Ramdial, (below right) takes part in the warm-up exercise before the start of the ministry's International Women's Day five-kilometre walk and run at the Queen's Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain on Saturday.International Women's Day was held around the world on March 8, but was celebrated later in T&T because March 8 was Carnival Tuesday.
International Women's Day celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women's Day is a national holiday.International Women's Day was commemorated the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland on March 19, 1911, when more than one million women and men attended rallies campaigning for women's rights to work, vote, be trained, to hold public office and end discrimination.This year's celebration was the Global Centenary Year.