International Women's Day 2023

Which country first gave women the right to vote?

• England

• Japan

• New Zealand

• Spain

Answer explanation

On 19 September 1893 the governor, Lord Glasgow, signed a new Electoral Act into law. As a result of this landmark legislation, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world in which all women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections.

What is the official color of International Women’s Day?

• Yellow

• Purple

• Pink

• there is none

Answer explanation

The color purple stands for honor and justice. The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in the UK created the colors in 1908.

What was the name of the person who was regarded as the first computer programmer?

• Grace Hoppe

• Kathleen Booth

• Ada Lovelace

• Ida Rhodes

Answer explanation

Considered to be the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace. In the nineteenth century, she was a mathematician who contributed to Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine.

When did women in Germany get their right to vote?

• 1919

• 1920

• 1897

• 1973

Which country has the best gender equality score?

• Australia

• Switzerland

• Iceland

• Canada

Answer explanation

Since 2006, the Global Gender Gap Index has measured the world’s progress towards gender parity across four key dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment.

Iceland has closed more than 90% of its gender gap – and tops the ranking for the 12th year in a row, out of a total of 146 countries.

In 1909 there was a massive strike of women workers against the harsh working conditions called the uprising of the:

• 20.000

• 40.000

• 100.000

Answer explanation

On November 23, 1909, more than 20,000 women in their teens launched an 11-week general strike in New York's shirtwaist industry.

Dubbed the Uprising of the 20,000, it was the largest strike by women to date in American history.

The Uprising advocated for

• equal pay

• the right to vote

• maternity leave

• all

Which official institution established March 8 as International Women's Day?

• NASA

• UN

• EU

Who was the first woman to lead a nation as prime minister?

• Sirimavo Bandaranaike

• Margaret Thatcher

• Indira Gandhi

Answer explanation

In 1960, Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first woman to hold the position of prime minister in Sri Lanka.

One of the objectives of the celebration is to claim that:

• Women should have fewer rights

• Women should have more rights

• Women should have the same rights