
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women’s achievements or rally for women’s equality.
Marked annually on March 8th, International Women’s Day (IWD) is one of the most important days of the year to:
- celebrate women’s achievements
- raise awareness about women’s equality
- lobby for accelerated gender parity
- fund raise for female-focused charities
DWLA regularly participates in International Women’s Day. Join us by choosing a topic below and sharing a quote, paragraph, or submitting a short video clip to share on social media.
Additionally, you can join us and strike the #ChooseToChallenge pose.

Raise your hand assertively and show that you choose to challenge inequity.
Show your solidarity in choosing to challenge and call out aspects that are unhelpful to women.
Will you raise your hand high and pledge to #ChooseToChallenge?