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Bookmark or Share- International Women’s Day: 10 women to watch in 2024International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March not only celebrates women’s achievements, but is an annual reminder that more action is needed to achieve gender parity. At the current rate of progress, it will take 131 years to reach full gender parity, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2023.
- International Women's Day: How the world is progressing on gender ...International Women’s Day is on 8 March – the official UN theme for the day in 2024 is “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”. Each year, the UN measures progress towards achieving gender equality across all 17 of its Sustainable Development Goals.
- IWD: 5 inspirational women with lessons for business success | World ...For International Women's Day, we asked World Economic Forum Managing Director Sarita Nayyar to share the lessons she learned from some of the women who have inspired her throughout her career. The list includes Maya Angelou, Indra Nooyi and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
- International Women's Day: The women making history in 2021 | World ...International Women’s Day on 8 March is an opportunity to celebrate women’s achievements. From politics to business, religion to sport, women in all spheres across the globe are already excelling this year. Here are just a few of the women who have made history so far.
- International Women’s Day: What is it and why do we need it?International Women’s Day was marked for the first time in March 1911 – and the date was fixed as 8 March in 1913. The UN celebrated it for the first time in 1975 and in 1996 it announced its first annual theme: "Celebrating the past, Planning for the Future".
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