Happy International Working Women’s Day!
Today we commemorate a tragic event that occurred in the United States in 1857.
On March 8th of that year, the women working in a New York textile factory decided to go on strike. The precarious conditions under which they were forced to work were the reason behind this protest.
This date went down in history as the first time women united to demand improvements and, therefore, their rights. They were asking for something simple: a reduction in the daily working hours from 16 to 10.
They received a third of the salary that men received . However, they performed their jobs under very disadvantageous conditions.
The rebellion was violently suppressed , resulting in the tragic deaths of more than 100 workers.
Years later, in 1910, during an international women's conference held in Denmark, the idea arose to create a specific date to honor the women workers who died in that textile factory. In 1975, the United Nations General Assembly decided to declare March 8th "International Women's Day."
At the Women's Unit, we celebrate this day as a tribute to all our patients, team, families, and in remembrance of these women who marked a turning point in the fight for the rights of all women.