Yucatan Feminist Anti-Monument in Merida center.On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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三八婦女節和「三八」有甚麼關係?

3月8日是國際婦女節,世界各地都有不同的慶祝活動,一些國家在3月8日更是公眾假期,關於國際婦女節,你又知道幾多?以下5個冷知識讓你更了解婦女節,以及世界各地的女性平權活動。

1.「三八婦女節」與「三八」無關

國際婦女節定在每年的3月8日,因此經常會被稱為「三八婦女節」。巧合地,「三八」這個詞語在台語中帶貶義,用來罵女生不正經、態度粗魯。「三八」這個詞語可以追溯至清末時期,相傳當時滿清政府在每月8號、18號和28號開放外國人進城,華人在這3個8號看見外國女子的衣著較為開放,所以出現「三八」這個詞語。

而三八婦女節是源自1857年的婦女平權運動,與華人完全無關。當時美國的紡織女工為了抗議惡劣的工作條件和廉價的薪酬而走上街頭示威,自此成為慣例,不少女性抗議運動都訂在3月8日舉行。1917年3月8日,俄羅斯的女工發起罷工,要求得到「麵包、和平與自由」,俄國二月革命因此爆發。4日後,俄羅斯皇帝尼古拉二世被迫退位,自此俄羅斯女性獲得婦女選舉權。1975年起,聯合國將這天訂為國際婦女節,慶祝及宣揚女權運動。

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Members of the National Women's Liberation Movement, on an equal rights march from Speaker's Corner to No.10 Downing Street, to mark International Women's Day, London, 6th March 1971. One woman is carrying a placard reading 'Equal Pay Now'. On the right, a woman is holding a copy of the Trotskyist publication 'Red Mole'. (Photo by Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Above Members of the National Women's Liberation Movement, on an equal rights march from Speaker's Corner to No.10 Downing Street, to mark International Women's Day, London, 6th March 1971. One woman is carrying a placard reading 'Equal Pay Now'. On the right, a woman is holding a copy of the Trotskyist publication 'Red Mole'. (Photo by Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

2.國際婦女節是公眾假期?

三八婦女節在俄羅斯發揚光大,至今也是當地的法定假期之一。其他國家,如古巴、柬埔寨、白羅斯、越南等都是假期。一些國家如中國、馬其頓、馬達加斯加等則是女性限定的假期。

3.婦女節比情人節更重要

在俄羅斯,婦女節的意義比情人節更重要。在這天,所有女性都可得到來自男生們的祝福,甚至會送上鮮花和禮物。部分國家更將這天視為母親節,向媽媽表達愛意。

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ROME, ITALY - NOVEMBER 26: Women participate in the National demonstration against male violence against women and gender organized by the transfeminist movement Non Una di Meno,on November 26, 2022 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Simona Granati - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
Above ROME, ITALY - NOVEMBER 26: Women participate in the National demonstration against male violence against women and gender organized by the transfeminist movement Non Una di Meno,on November 26, 2022 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Simona Granati - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

4.除了3月8日,還有其他婦女節?

南非的婦女節是每年的8月9日,這是與南非的種族隔離政策有關。當時數百名黑人婦女示威遊行,爭取平等機會。為紀念黑人婦女的貢獻,南非政府將這天定為婦女節。

5.2023國際婦女節在宣揚甚麼?

每年的國際婦女節都有不同的主題,今年的主題是「#EmbraceEquity」,大會希望世界各地都能夠關注性別平等,讓性別平等成為「社會DNA」,促使全世界了解為何性別平等的關注是不足夠。

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Yucatan Feminist Anti-Monument in Merida center.On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Above Yucatan Feminist Anti-Monument in Merida center.On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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