International Women’s Day International Women’s DayPoster for Women’s Day, March 8, 1914Observed by WorldwideType InternationalSignificance Civil awareness dayWomen and girls dayAnti-sexism day Positive Discrimination DayDate March 8 (annually)Related to Universal Children’s Day, International Men’s Day, International Workers’ Day {{#invoke: Sidebar | collapsible }} International Women’s Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women’s Day, is marked on March 8 every year.