Women’s Equality Day is celebrated across the country by several women's organisations to highlight the importance of women equal opportunities in education and employment. Women's Equality Day is annually celebrated on August 26 to commemorate the adoption of the 1920 Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the federal and state government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex. Women’s Equality Day was first celebrated in 1973 and is proclaimed each year by the United States President.

The theme for 2019 is "Visionary Women: Champions of Peace & Nonviolence." According to national women history alliance.org, this year honors women who have led efforts to violence, war, and injustice and pioneered the use of peace to change society. Netizens took to social media platform, Twitter to celebrate this day o highlight the importance of women equal opportunities.