The celebration of International Women.s Day (IWD) in 2011 was special as it marked the 100th anniversary of IWD. The United Nations’ theme for the 2011 IWD was “Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women”. One hundred years ago, gender equality and women.s empowerment were largely radical ideas. One hundred years later, there has been significant progress in women.s empowerment and participation through determined advocacy, practical action and enlightened policy making. However, in too many countries and societies, women.s social position is still low and lots of women are still trapped by poverty, discrimination, unemployment, illiteracy and violence. As a basic human right, education is a key driver of economic growth and social change and the basis of women.s empowerment. The global economy is increasingly knowledge-driven, and requires an educated workforce able to apply the existing technology and to develop new science and technologies to combat poverty and adapt to emerging issues. As education is the key to greater empowerment for women, investing in women and girls through the education sector has therefore a positive effect on the well-being of their families, their communities and nations. Strengthening the bridges between education, training, science and technology and the labor market is important in order to promote equal opportunity to decent employment for women.

1-1、2011 International Women’s Day (IWD) was special because_______.
A、it is the beginning of women’s equality
B、it is 100th anniversary
C、women got too many rights in that day

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