It’s International Women’s Day y’all!

As we join in celebrating the incredible achievements of women worldwide, we're thrilled to reiterate our unwavering dedication to gender equality and inclusion.

A miniature history lesson on IWD

Today marks a holiday that began on March 8th, 1857 with the first organized working women’s strike against unfair working conditions and wages in the textile industry in New York City. On March 8th, 1908, we were again reminded of our fight towards gender equity, on a day of protest for women’s suffrage and better pay. We observed our first unofficial Women’s Day in the US in 1909, honored it first in Denmark, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland in 1911, and marked it as a full month in 2011.

Now, “IWD is an official holiday in many countries including Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China (for women only), Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar (for women only), Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal (for women only), Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Zambia” (Source).

We continue to celebrate this holiday to recognize the achievements for the universal social, political, and economic liberation of women and all peoples affected by gendered oppression. This holiday also marks a continued push for the global liberation of women, one that recognizes that women are still largely affected by the wage gap, access to education, disproportionate rates of violence, and social stigma.

Celebrating IWD here at DEV

Through endeavors like our we_coded campaign, our aim remains steadfast: to nurture a culture in tech where diversity is not just embraced but celebrated, folks feel welcome and included, and where we are empowered to be our best selves. In order to create this environment, we are dependent on lovely people like yourself!

Highlights from the we_coded collection:

In honor of IWD, we wanted to share some inspiring #wecoded stories! Explore some early highlights from this year's campaign and peruse the contributions of past years' celebrations.

A Love Letter to the Underrepresented in Tech

Abbey Perini ・ Mar 1

#wecoded #inclusion #career #writing

Another Year Of Being in Gender Minority in Tech

Eevis ・ Mar 1

#wecoded #womenintech #programming #softwaredevelopment

Being a First-Time Mom in Developer Relations

Amanda Cavallaro for Vonage ・ Mar 6

#devrel #womenintech #wecoded

Who Would You Have Lunch With?: Womxn in Tech Edition

Christine Belzie ・ Mar 1

#wecoded #discuss #womenintech

Iniciativas para Mulheres na Tecnologia

Ana Maria | Tecnologia ・ Mar 2

#wecoded #braziliandevs #womenintech

Nevertheless, I Coded: Life after "I just don't want to be a software developer anymore"

Melissa McEwen ・ Mar 6 '20

#wecoded

Nevertheless, Tae'lur Alexis Coded

Tae'lur Alexis 🦄⚛ ・ Mar 8 '19

#wecoded

I'm Luke, and I Could Do More

@lukeocodes 🕹👨‍💻 ・ Mar 4 '20

#wecoded #womenintech #career

Read the full collection here:

Contribute to the collection

When you're ready, we hope you'll be part of the conversation and add your unique story to our ever-growing collection! ❤️ For full instructions, check out our announcement post:

we_coded 2024! Empowering Change for Gender Equity in Tech 🔥💪🏽

dev.to staff for The DEV Team ・ Mar 1

#wecoded #meta

Here's to a joyful International Women's Day, from all of us here at The DEV Team! 🚀👩‍💻

Research Sources:
https://www.internationalwomensday.com/Activity/15586/The-history-of-IWD
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/international-womens-day.html#:~:text=Also%20on%20March%208%2C%201908,observed%20as%20International%20Women's%20Day.
https://www.un.org/en/observances/womens-day/background