WE ,THE BLUE OCEAN GUIDES COMPANY OF G.H.S.HANDIAYA (BARNALA) PUNJAB ,HAS CELEBRATED INTERNATIONAL WOMEN DAY BASED ON THE THEME “STEP IT UP FOR GENDER EQUALITY”. THE GIRL GUIDES AND THE OTHER GIRLS OF OUR SCHOOL HAS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THESE THREE ACTIVITIES NAMED : 1. LEARN 2. THINK 3. DRAW.THE GUIDES COLLECTED THE DATA ABOUT THE SEX RAITO AND LITERACY RAITO IN INDIA,PUNJAB AND IN OUR DISTRICT BARNALA.THEY SHARED THEIR FEELINGS,EMOTIONS AND ALSO WHAT KIND OF DISCRIMINATION HAVE THEY FACED IN THEIR DAILY LIFE.THEN THEY DRAW THEIR FOOT AND SHARE THEIR STEP THAT THEY ARE GOING TO FOLLOW.WE ALSO MAKE A RALLY AROUND OUR VILLAGE TO PROMOTE “BETI BACHAOO BETI PADHAOO”(SAVE THE GIRL CHILD, EDUCATE THE GIRL CHILD).