Hello & welcome to another edition of the GK Nugget. I want to take this opportunity to wish all the female recipients of this nugget a very happy  International Women’s Day (IWD). As you all know IWD is celebrated across the globe on 8 th March every year. Today’s Nugget will turn back the pages of history to find out when & where did this celebration originate. IWD was observed for the first time on Feb. 28, 1908. About 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay, and the right to vote. On the same day the following year, women staged another demonstration — this time with the blessing of the Socialist Party of America. In 1910 , a woman called Clara Zetkin – leader of the ‘women’s office’ for the Social Democratic Party in Germany – tabled the idea of an International Women’s Day. She suggested that every country should celebrate women on one day every year to push for their demands. A conference of more than...