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International Women’s Day: March 8, 2023

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International Women’s Day: March 8, 2023

Press Release Number CB23-SFS.29

From the National Archives EEO Special Emphasis Observances: March: National Women's History Month

“National Women's History Month was established by presidential proclamation in order to draw attention to and improve the focus on women in historical studies. It began in New York City on March 8, 1857, when female textile workers marched in protest of unfair working conditions and unequal rights for women. It was one of the first organized strikes by working women, during which they called for a shorter work day and decent wages. Also on March 8, in 1908, women workers in the needle trades marched through New York City's Lower East Side to protest child labor, sweatshop working conditions, and demand women's suffrage. Beginning in 1910, March 8 became annually observed as International Women's Day. Women's History Week was instituted in 1978 in an effort to begin adding women's history into educational curricula. In 1987, the National Women's History Project successfully petitioned Congress to include all of March as a celebration of the economic, political and social contributions of women.”

Key Stats

Source: 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) and 2000 Census.

web Women’s Earnings (March 2021)

Note: Click on the image above for the PDF.

web Change in Women’s Participation in Selected Occupations Since 2000 (March 2021)

Note: Click on the image above for the PDF.

More Stats

Source: 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates.

aff Table S2002, Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2021 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) of Workers by Sex and Women's Earnings as a Percentage of Men's Earnings by Selected Characteristics
aff Table S2402, Occupation by Sex for the Full-Time, Year-Round Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over

From the Library:

web America Counts: Stories About Age and Sex
web More Women in Manufacturing Jobs in Every Age Group (October 2022)
web Fertility Rates: Declined for Younger Women, Increased for Older Women (April 2022)
web Gender Pay Gap Widens as Women Age (January 2022)
web Women More Likely Than Men to Have No Retirement Savings (January 2022)
web Access to Contraception Can Increase Women’s Educational Attainment (May 2021)
web Women Business Ownership in America On the Rise (March 2021)
web Unequally Essential: Women and the Gender Pay Gap During COVID-19 (March 2021)
web Women Making Gains in STEM Occupations but Still Underrepresented (January 2021)

From the Newsroom:

web Facts for Features: Women’s History Month: March 2023
web Stats for Stories: National Women Physician Day: February 3, 2023
web Stats for Stories: National Spouses Day: January 26, 2023
web Stats for Stories: Women’s Equality Day: August 26, 2022
web Stats for Stories: Equal Pay Day: March 15, 2022
Note: Equal Pay Day 2023 is March 14. The Stats for Stories above will automatically link to the 2023 observance once it is posted to census.gov later in February.

More census.gov content about women:

web Current Population Survey Tables for Personal Income
web Health / Fertility
web Population / Age and Sex
web Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Person (SBO) Data

Outside Links

web Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Equity, Women’s Health
web History.com, The Surprising History of International Women’s Day
web International Women's Day, About
web Library of Congress, National Archives, etc.: Women's History Month
web National Archives EEO Special Emphasis Observances, March: National Women’s History Month
web Social Security Administration, Social Security for Women
web U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office on Women's Health
web U.S. Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau, Data and Statistics
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