National Women’s Day is most commonly marked on 13 February in India, while International Women’s Day is celebrated globally on 8 March each year.

Quick Scoop: Key Dates

  • International Women’s Day: 8 March every year, celebrated worldwide to honor women’s social, economic, cultural and political achievements and to spotlight gender equality issues.
  • National Women’s Day (India): 13 February every year, observed on the birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu, often called the “Nightingale of India.”
  • Historical “National Woman’s Day” (US): First observed on the last Sunday of February 1909, created by labor activist Theresa Malkiel and the Socialist Party of America, and later evolved into International Women’s Day.

Why two different days?

  • The older “National Woman’s Day” in the US (late February) was a labor and suffrage movement event that inspired the broader global International Women’s Day.
  • India’s National Women’s Day on 13 February is a separate, modern national observance tied specifically to Sarojini Naidu’s legacy and Indian women’s contributions.

So if you’re asking “when is national women’s day” in a general/global sense, most people mean 8 March (International Women’s Day) , but if you’re in India and referring to the officially named National Women’s Day , it falls on 13 February.

TL;DR:

  • National Women’s Day (India): 13 February.
  • International Women’s Day (global): 8 March.

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