The International Day of Rural Women is observed every year on October 15 to recognize the crucial role and contribution of rural women.
The 2017 theme of the day is “Challenges and opportunities in climate-resilient agriculture for gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls”.
The International Day of Rural Women was instituted by the UN General Assembly and it was first observed on 15 October 2008.
According to UN, empowerment of rural women is pre-requisite for fulfilling vision of the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) which aims at ending poverty and hunger, achieve food security and empower all women and girls.