international women’s day

The commercialisation of IWD is symbolic of the continuing inequality that girls and women, in all their diversities, experience worldwide.

Each year for International Women’s Day, we have even more work added to our plates. We write editorials, we organise and attend events, we fight off internet trolls…I’ve decided that this year the men in our office will be writing our IWD editorial.

International Women’s Day is coming up, but many women from diverse backgrounds don’t expect their voices to be included in celebrations.

“We believe that by empowering women to put their health needs at the top of the priority list is part of the change we need to drive to increase gender equity in all aspects of their lives.”

We’ve compiled this list of young climate leaders that need to be on all of our radars, to mark International Women’s Day 2022.

Surfers are celebrating International Women’s Day by wearing jerseys that include the name of a woman in sport who has inspired them.

Commuters at London’s St Pancras International station will enjoy a series of brand-new, micro-operas by teams of female composers.

Liberal MP, Dave Sharma spent the morning of IWD at Edgecliff station handing out dahlias to unsuspecting women walking past.

I’m choosing to challenge events that exclude the voices of women from marginalised backgrounds; it’s time to end all white panels.

Moments after Scott Morrison had called for a “culture of respect” in parliament, Peter Dutton proved why such words ring sickeningly hollow.

Monica Hesse calls the list of women in a man’s life that he uses to ‘prove’ he supports women the “Female Relationship Resume”.

The top-ranking site on Google if you search ‘International Women’s Day’ is a corporate entity. Proof IWD has become a corporate mother’s day?