Compassionate Eye Foundation/Getty Images March 8 is International Women's Day, and March is also Women's History Month. The following charts highlight the employment situation of women and other economic measures. Despite progress made, there's more that can be done to support women, such as having paid medical leave. Women's History Month, observed every March, is a time to celebrate women, to highlight the advances women have made, and to showcase the gaps in progress and the obstacles women still face that need to be addressed.March is not only Women's History Month, but March 8 is International Women's Day.