ea News
Celebrating and recognising IWD 2024
The campaign theme for International Women’s Day 2024 was Inspire Inclusion.
• When women aren’t present, we must ask: “If not, why not?”
• When women are discriminated against, we must call out poor practice.
• When the treatment of women is not equitable, we must take action.
• And we must do this each time, every time.
Jess & Razia
Million Women Rise
IWD is celebrated and recognised throughout the world, with marches highlighting women’s social, cultural, and political achievements and protesting gender-based violence and inequality. Each year, The Guardian shares images of events from across the world showing this celebration and marches.
In protests, activists and relatives of victims of femicide illuminate the Zócalo esplanade in Mexico City with candles; in Amsterdam forty-four pairs of red heels on Dam Square draw attention to murdered women who were the victims of domestic violence or revenge killings.
Different feminist and LGBTQ+ groups protested against sexism, patriarchy and the infringement of women’s rights in front of the department of education and science in Kyiv.
And in celebration, Northern Railway declared the Delhi Safdarjung station a ‘pink station’, with a team of all-women staff.
In the UK, Swimmers took a dip in the in Scotland in celebration of IWD, in London marches both celebrated and protested with protesters dressed as handmaids from The Handmaid’s Tale marched from Parliament Square to the Iranian embassy to highlight the repression of women in Iran and activists from humanitarian organisations took part in a demonstration on Millennium Bridge to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
Celebration and Protests across the world
IWD is celebrated and recognised throughout the world, with marches highlighting women’s social, cultural, and political achievements and protesting gender-based violence and inequality. Each year, The Guardian shares images of events from across the world showing this celebration and marches.
In protests, activists and relatives of victims of femicide illuminate the Zócalo esplanade in Mexico City with candles; in Amsterdam forty-four pairs of red heels on Dam Square draw attention to murdered women who were the victims of domestic violence or revenge killings.
Different feminist and LGBTQ+ groups protested against sexism, patriarchy and the infringement of women’s rights in front of the department of education and science in Kyiv.
And in celebration, Northern Railway declared the Delhi Safdarjung station a ‘pink station’, with a team of all-women staff.
In the UK, Swimmers took a dip in the in Scotland in celebration of IWD, in London marches both celebrated and protested with protesters dressed as handmaids from The Handmaid’s Tale marched from Parliament Square to the Iranian embassy to highlight the repression of women in Iran and activists from humanitarian organisations took part in a demonstration on Millennium Bridge to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
This IWD we celebrate Feminist Leadership
This article on We Rise, from JASS Southern Africa (JASS SNA) sets out feminist perspectives and practice as they relate to leadership for social change. Intended to help examine collaborative and creative models and approaches that are emerging from feminists and others interested in innovation and participation.
Born from frustration over the same, tired leadership models We Are Feminist Leaders supports individuals and organisations to embed feminist leadership principles into the way they lead and work. They believe leadership needs a reset. Too many are trapped in the types of work environments that only work for a privileged few or experience an exhausting focus on results and competition. Too few work with leaders who lean into their values or are capable of building organisational cultures that work for everyone.
Our friends and associates at Triple C Advisory, have published a series of blogs looking at ‘Breaking the Iron Clad Ceilings’ featuring the stories of women making a difference.
Read the stories of Paulina Chiziane, Yariana Arnesto and others, at the Triple C blog
IWD 2024 – Stonewall Supporting LBT+ Women
IWD is celebrated and recognised throughout the world, with marches highlighting women’s social, cultural, and political achievements and protesting gender-based violence and inequality. Each year, The Guardian shares images of events from across the world showing this celebration and marches.
In protests, activists and relatives of victims of femicide illuminate the Zócalo esplanade in Mexico City with candles; in Amsterdam forty-four pairs of red heels on Dam Square draw attention to murdered women who were the victims of domestic violence or revenge killings.
Different feminist and LGBTQ+ groups protested against sexism, patriarchy and the infringement of women’s rights in front of the department of education and science in Kyiv.
And in celebration, Northern Railway declared the Delhi Safdarjung station a ‘pink station’, with a team of all-women staff.
In the UK, Swimmers took a dip in the in Scotland in celebration of IWD, in London marches both celebrated and protested with protesters dressed as handmaids from The Handmaid’s Tale marched from Parliament Square to the Iranian embassy to highlight the repression of women in Iran and activists from humanitarian organisations took part in a demonstration on Millennium Bridge to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
Why are we still advocating for gender leadership?
Forbes.com in the lead up to IWD 2024 ask the question and explore the subject in Take The Lead – Your Ca as For Leadership. Gender leadership still needs much attention and commitment. In 2023, the World Economic Forum declared that it would take 131 years to achieve gender parity worldwide; in other words, five generations between women have access to the same political, economic, social, health, and educational rights as men.
Business leaders today are working with even greater complexity and have to generate new solutions, requiring new thinking and perspectives. Innovative thinking is a skill that is even more critical for leaders today.
IWD 2024: 10 leaders on how to tackle gender inequity
Gender disparities are as pressing an issue as ever, inspired by the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day – Inspiring Inclusion – The Drum talked to 10 leaders in the advertising industry and IAB UK members on how they are paving the way for a more inclusive industry.
From understanding the systemic challenges at play to embracing personal superpowers, members of the IAB’s IDE group share the advice, initiative or resources that have really made a difference their career.
International Women’s Day: Are these the most influential women in Britain?
For a second year running, The Independent published their list of 50 of the most influential women from a variety of worlds. Powerful women who make things happen, change the conversation; the common denominator bringing these women together is their ability to affect the world in one way or another.
You may disagree with or disapprove of some of the women included, influence does not mean adulation and some of the most influential figures of history are difficult and controversial.
and finally...
We share with you a short film of Moira Millán speaking at the War on Want Festival of Resistance and Solidarity: And Still We Rise in February 2024. Moira is a warrior of the Mapuche nation and a member of the Phillán Mhuiza community in Argentina, human rights activist, earth defender, Argentina’s first published indigenous novelist.
Watch these two short films (Part 1, Part 2) to hear the speech.
