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𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝘁𝗱 ✨

Here at Bakson Ltd, we proudly recognize the amazing women on our team and the contributions they make! To celebrate, the women of Bakson Ltd. received gifts and headed out for a team lunch together.

But do you know how the day came about?

𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟴𝘁𝗵 🌍

Globally known as 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 (𝗜𝗪𝗗), March 8th is a day dedicated to not only recognizing women and their achievements but advocating for gender equality as well. Before the corporate campaigns and the gifts, IWD was born from a fierce demand for change.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀

The roots of IWD can be traced back to labor movements from the early 20th century.

𝗜𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟴, women garment workers in 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 protested for better working conditions, better pay, shorter hours, and the right to vote, as well as for the end to child labor, which was rampant in factories at the time. At the International Socialist Women's Conference held in 𝟭𝟵𝟭𝟬 in 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻, activist 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗭𝗲𝘁𝗸𝗶𝗻 proposed the creation of an international women’s day. The first actual large-scale IWD celebrations took place 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟭𝟭 across 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮, 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸, and 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

On 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟴𝘁𝗵, 𝟭𝟵𝟭𝟳, women workers in Petrograd protested for “peace and bread”, which helped them gain voting rights shortly afterward.

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

The global movement was officially cemented when the United Nations declared 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟱 to be International Women's Year. This was officially followed up with their adopting a resolution in 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟳 recognizing March 8th as International Women’s day.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆

While traditions have evolved, the spirit remains as vibrant ever. Today it is common to give flowers and small gifts (an especially popular tradition here in Eastern Europe and the Balkans as well as in Italy!). Both marches for furthering women’s rights and raising awareness through equality campaigns are common to mark IWD. Formal events are also held to celebrate women’s achievements in business and in public life.

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸!

How is your team or company celebrating today? Let us know in the comments below! 👇

At Bakson, we believe that a healthy community is built on more than just emails and meetings. Recently, taking advantage of a window of a few quiet hours around the holidays, we decided to switch gears and host 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

We covered all the bases: from the fast-paced action of 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀, 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 and 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀, to the tactile strategy of 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘀 and 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗹 and the digital intensity of 𝗣𝗦𝟱 𝗙𝗜𝗙𝗔.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘀:

𝟮𝟳 fierce competitors 🤼
𝟲 disciplines 🎮♟️
𝟴 Gold Medals awarded 🥇
𝟭 Legendary Prize 🏅

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀? 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵! Beyond the glory of 𝟴 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹𝘀, the grand prize was something to talk about: a team visit to a legendary restaurant in Mladenovac celebrated for their roasted meat (𝗽𝗲č𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗿𝗮)!

Kudos to Veljko and Nebojsa for organizing the event and a special thanks to everyone who joined in. You helped reinforce what matters most to us - 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀.

Having events like these are part of the healthy workplace that Bakson tries to foster.