Women across the world, and in different cultures, play many important roles-- be it that of a dotting daughter, sister, loving wife, or a nurturing mother, and in many cases they do all this along with their duties at work. And so, to honour the women in our lives, each year International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8, as designated by the United Nations . This is a special day for women, to thank them for making our worlds better each day with their love and care. It is a day to cherish the important women in our lives, and celebrate womanhood.
International Women's Day (IWD) initially started in the early 20th century amid movements for women's rights . The first National Women's Day was marked in the United States on February 28, 1909, and it was organised by the Socialist Party of America. Inspired by this, German activist Clara Zetkin proposed a yearly international celebration of Women's Day at the 1910 International Socialist Women's Conference. The first official International Women’s Day was marked on March 19, 1911, in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. Later, March 8 became the global date for celebrating the International Women's Day as recognised by the United Nations in 1977. International Women's Day now symbolises gender equality , celebrating women 's achievements and advocating for their rights. Each year, the International Women's Day has a specific theme and for 2025 it is: "For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment". This emphasises the urgency to progress toward gender parity across the world.
To help you wish the special women in your lives, here we list some International Women's Day slogans , sayings, quotes and phrases which you can send to them. These can also be used for your social media posts or Instagram captions.
International Women's Day slogans, sayings, quotes and phrases

1. "I’m a woman. Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that’s me."- Maya Angelou
2. "I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures."- Jane Austen
3. "I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."- Louisa May Alcott
4. "One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman."- Simone de Beauvoir
5. "I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will."- Charlotte Brontë
6. "I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved”- BR Ambedkar
7. "Women belong in all places where decisions are being made." — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
8. "There’s something about a woman with a loud mind that sits in silence, smiling, knowing she can crush you with the truth." — R.G. Moon
9. "You don’t have to be anti-man to be pro-woman." — Jane Galvin Lewis
10. "Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men." — Joseph Conrad
11. "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction." — Virginia Woolf
12. Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women." — Maya Angelou
13. "I want every girl to know that her voice can change the world." — Malala Yousafzai
14. "There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish." — Michelle Obama
15. "Women are the real architects of society." — Harriet Beecher Stowe
16. "Empowered women empower the world."
17. "She believed she could, so she did."
18. "Strong women, strong world."
19. "A woman’s place is wherever she chooses."
20. "Behind every successful woman is herself."
21. "Women’s rights are human rights."
22. "No force is more powerful than a woman determined to rise."
23. "Here’s to strong women—may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them."
24. "Let us celebrate women today, every day, always!"
25. "Dare to dream, dare to achieve."
Here's wishing all lovely ladies out there a very happy Women's Day!