Get ready for International Women’s Day 8 March

To Accelerate Action for women’s equality requires a multi-pronged approach that addresses systemic barriers, social norms, and power dynamics, they explain.

Here are several key areas from IWD2025 theme that can help advance gender equality more quickly and seem to align most with Think Global Women’s  (TGW) ambition to advance international careers for women and educate children especially girls to reach their potential.  We will be exploring Taking action for equity in our event planned for Friday, 7 March in London.

Visit the IWD website to find out more.

Promote economic empowerment

Equal pay for equal work is critical.

Close the gender pay gap by enforcing pay equity and transparency.

Provide paid maternity and paternity leave to promote shared responsibilities in caregiving.

Provide access to financial resources. For example, improve women’s access to financial services including loans, investments, and business development support, particularly for women entrepreneurs.

Support unpaid care work. Recognize, redistribute, and reduce the burden of unpaid care work that disproportionately falls on women through social programs, flexible work policies, and childcare support.

Enable education and skill development

Eliminate gender bias in education through providing equal access to quality education for girls and women, particularly in areas where gender gaps are larger, like STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

Provide lifelong learning opportunities. Support continuous learning and skills development, especially for women transitioning between jobs or returning to work after caregiving.

Increase women’s leadership and representation

Political representation is key. Increase women’s participation in politics and leadership roles by implementing quotas, mentoring programs, and support for women candidates.

Women must be present in corporate Leadership. Promote gender diversity in corporate leadership by setting gender targets and creating pathways for women in executive positions.

Support grassroots leadership. Support women’s leadership at the community level and within grassroots organizations, amplifying their voices in local decision-making.

Use technology for inclusion

Enable digital access. Bridge the digital divide by ensuring women have equal access to technology and the internet, especially in rural and low-income areas.

Deliver tech-based solutions. Leverage technology to promote women’s empowerment, whether through access to information, education, or platforms that enable women to connect and collaborate globally.

Forge global collaboration and advocacy

Support global movements. Strengthen international and regional coalitions that promote women’s rights and gender equality, sharing resources and best practices across borders.

Provide funding for women’s organizations. Increase financial support for women-led organizations working at the grassroots level to tackle inequality, ensuring sustainable and long-term change.

International Women’s Day (IWD) has been around for over a hundred years, as have many of the issues still impacting women’s advancement. Since 1911, IWD belongs to all who care about women’s equality. Celebrate women’s achievement. Raise awareness about discrimination. Take action to forge gender parity. All IWD activity is valid, that’s what makes IWD so inclusive.

Get involved : See the website for International Women’s Day Planning Tool Kit and resources and how to help make IWD one of the biggest giving days of the year #IWDgiving