Hi Everyone, International Women's Day (IWD) was celebrated across the globe today (or yesterday, depending on your time zone and depending on when you read this). Hopefully you, your friends, your associations and workplaces did something to make the day special. :-)
Believe it or not, planning has already started for next year, the centenary year (1911-2011) for IWD - to honour 100 years of International Women's Day. (Whilst the first IWD was declared in 1910, the first IWD event was held in 1911.)
To make 2011 extra-special, the official IWD website is launching its 2011 campaign planning now. They want to hear your ideas, visions, challenges in the lead up to the 2011 IWD Centenary. They are also actively looking for global supporters (corporations, charities, media partners, agencies, etc) to assist with their 2011 vision - calling for global partners to support various initiatives and opportunities.
For example:
* Establishment of International Women's Day Foundation
* IWD Centenary global logo competition for girls
* IWD Centenary '100 women, 100 stories' initiative
* IWD Centenary '100 women, 100 pictures' initiative
* Worldwide gender-related "Charity of Choice" for global donations
* Further IWD Centenary opportunities available
If you, your friends, your association and/or workplace can help, please get in touch with the IWD website here. Thanks.
Monday, March 8, 2010
International Women's Days 2010 & 2011
Monday, March 9, 2009
International Women's Day Yesterday
Hi Everyone, Hats off to everyone who organised and/or participated in an International Women's Day (IWD) event yesterday, or anyone doing so this week.
The IWD site that we have mentioned a couple of times recently, shows a fabulous result this morning: 962 events listed in 62 countries. Wow, congratulations everyone!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Don't Forget To List Your Event For International Women's Day
Hi Everyone, Following on from our blog post of 3 February, don't forget to list your IWD event on this site, as it is now only two and half weeks until the big day: March 8.
When we blogged about the site earlier this month, they had 162 events listed. They now have 354 events listed - mainly in the US, UK, Australia and Canada.
From memory, last year they listed more than 600 events - so this is definitely a central place to promote your event, so go for it! :-)
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
International Women's Day: 8 March 2009
Hi Everyone, International Women's Day 2009 is fast approaching. If you are looking for events to go to, or you would like to list your organisation's event, or you would just like to read more about the history of IWD or what everyone else is planning, take a look at the International Women's Day site.
"There are currently 162 events planned from over 18 different countries. International Women's Day (IWD) is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. The first International Women's Day was run in 1911 so in just a few years time 2011 sees the IWD Global Centenary. In some countries like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women's Day is a national holiday..."
