International Women's Day is celebrated every 8 March by women's groups from around the world . Backed by the UN , International Women ' s Day originated in European socialist revolutions in the early 20th century.
On March 8, 1921, Lenin decreed International Women's Day in honor of those who first demonstrated in Petrograd on March 8, 1917, at the outbreak of the Russian Revolution .
Good ideas to celebrate women:
Mannequin the time of a clip
The famous brand of body care and hair Dove , launches its casting of the True Beauties . After the success of the Défilé des Vraies beauties 2013 , Dove is still shaking up the codes of a universe where female stereotypes are well established : videos .
From March 8, 2014 , Women's Day , thousands of women "all beautiful, all different" can submit their application on the site of Dove by unveiling "the little more that makes them unique".
20 women will then be selected to become Dove gangs and turn the Clip of True Beauties on June 4, 2014.
Nuxe supports the Planet Finance Foundation
On the occasion of Women's Day, cosmetics brand natural Nuxe is committed for the first time alongside the PlaNet Finance Foundation to educate consumers to the cause of women's micro-entrepreneurship.
On March 8, 2014 , for each product sold on the site Nuxe 1 € will be donated to the Foundation PlaNet Finance . The money raised will contribute to the development of numerous NGO projects for women around the world.
Paris museums celebrate women
On March 8, 2014 several museums in Paris enliven their collections by putting women at the heart of the Art.
- The Petit Palais offers free path retracing the diversity of female figures and their omnipresence in art. Avenue Winston Churchill, 8th arrondissement.
To find out more, visit the Petit Palais website . The entries are 72 hours in advance , only by e-mail at [email protected]
- The Carnavalet Museum offers two free tours 1h30 each: Women in the eighteenth century to 10:30 and Marie Antoinette at 15.30, a queen in Paris. Access is made without reservations, subject to availability. 23 rue de Sévigné, 3rd arrondissement.
More information on the Musée Carnavalet website.
All by motorcycle
The association Tout en Moto gives an appointment to all amateurs of two-wheelers, on Sunday, March 9, 2014 to celebrate women in her own way. This event takes place in 13 cities of France . In Paris , departure is from the esplanade of the Château de Vincennes at 14h . The Parisian convoy will make a stop at the Hotel de Ville to finish its race down the Trocadero around 17h .
More information on the site All in Moto .
A 100% feminine weekend
The village Outlet, La Vallée Village organizes a weekend reserved for women from 7 to 10 March 2014 . In addition to the irresistible prices offered by this temple of open-air shopping (120 luxury and fashion brands are present), La Vallée Village celebrates women with flowers .
In the art gallery located in the heart of the village: the Floressence exposure to rediscover the flowers through the senses. On the program: olfactory course , floral photographs and floral treats . Saturday, March 8, 2014, the floral shop will allow those who want to learn the art of the bouquet to the French.
A perfect idea of exit between girlfriends! More information on La Vallée Village .
