International Women's Day 2021
Published on March 6, 2021
Today, March 8, 2021, is International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality. This year's theme, Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world, looks to celebrate the tremendous efforts of the women and girls who are leading the way in shaping a more equitable and future recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Looking for ways to celebrate today?
- Join PATH, DSW and GHTC for their social media campaign elevating the stories of #WomenInScience, specifically women innovators for global health
- Read Community Resilience in a Conflict Zone: Engaging Women’s Associations to Support Immunization, a Bright Spot highlighting the incredible efforts of female immunization professionals
- Check out the Busting Myths About Women in Leadership live Twitter chat, hosted by Global Health Corps and Women in Global Health from 12 - 1 pm EST
- From 8:00 - 9:00 AM EST, tune into Women in immunization: Celebrating resilience during the pandemic, a global convening of female immunization professionals hosted by the Geneva Learning Foundation
- Dive into Health in Their Hands: Testing & Women's Empowerment Means Better Health For All, a report from Women in Global Health that emphasizes the need and importance of having women leading the way in the development and delivery of testing and vaccines