And no, it's not because we want to be treated like 'queens' for a day.
Today celebrating the International Women's Day means to focus our full attention on those women who, for a reason or another, living in the UK as well as in Africa, are living under disadvantaged circumstances and need the International Women's Day for having their voice heard and their stories published in the media.
Today we can't afford to have one single day, we need a month and, yes we do have a month; a national women's month, a month which reminds us that there are still battles to fight; that there are still mothers who abort because they are carrying girls, that there are still women who suffer from domestic violence and yes, that there are still women who undertake genital mutilations that impair their body and their souls forever.
Today there is still something as hideous as 'corrective rape' where rape is used as an arm to 'correct' homosexual women.
Yet today we can count on marvellous women's organizations and initiatives around the world such as The Afghan Women's Writing Project which helps Afghan women improving their English and writing skills by offering workshops and a platform where they can express their feelings, life experiences and general love for the written word.
And, today, we also have AVERT, a not for profit organisation which fights HIV by providing detailed information on its website and supporting community projects intended to combat HIV.
Speaking about the importance of having an International Women's Day, a spokesperson from AVERT said: "It is estimated that young women in East and Southern Africa are up to six times more likely to be infected with HIV than their male counterparts, due for the most part to vulnerability and gender inequality (as established by the Windhoek Declaration on Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV). We believe that through events such as the International Women's Day it is possible to make the links between women and their vulnerability to HIV clearer by influencing attitudes, actions and policy, empowering women to play a strong role in the response. AVERT provides clear and comprehensive information on all aspects of HIV and AIDS on our website (www.avert.org) and supports community projects in sub-Saharan Africa working to combat HIV."
Celebrating the International Women's Day is not out of fashion yet and it won't be for a very long time. We still need an International Women's Day as much as we still need organisations like the Afghan Women's Writing Project and AVERT to remind us why every single year.
For more information you can also follow AVERT on Twitter at Avert_org