on Tuesday said it is time to settle the historical debt and close the inequality gap, in order to build a fairer country for all female Peruvian citizens.
In a message on International Women's Day, the Head of State greeted working women who fight for the recognition of their rights in a male chauvinist society.
"It is time to settle the historical debt and close the inequality gap towards (building) a fairer country for all female Peruvian citizens," Mr. Castillo expressed via Twitter.
The first National Woman's Day was observed in the United States on February 28, 1909, which the Socialist Party of America dedicated in honor of the 1908 garment workers' strike in New York where women protested against harsh working conditions.
In 1917, women in Russia chose to protest and strike under the slogan "Bread and Peace" on the last Sunday in February (which fell on 8 March on the Gregorian calendar).
Their movement ultimately led to the enactment of women's suffrage in Russia.
International Women's Day is an occasion to celebrate the progress made towards achieving gender equality and women's empowerment but also to critically reflect on those accomplishments and strive for a greater momentum towards gender equality worldwide.
It is a day to recognize the extraordinary acts of women and to stand together, as a united force, to advance gender equality around the world.