08 March 2017 | Updated 01 January 1970
The theme for this year's International Women's Day 2017 is #BeBoldForChange.
Click Here for the International Women's Day 2017 Resources Page
Submit your #BeBoldForChange action via the IWD website.
#PledgeForParity
Last year, from awareness raising to concrete action, organisations rallied their people to pledge support to help forge gender parity. The #PledgeForParity campaign committed to help women and girls achieve their ambitions; challenge conscious and unconscious bias; call for gender-balanced leadership; value women and men's contributions equally; and create inclusive flexible cultures.
However, the World Economic Forum predicts the gender gap won't close entirely until 2186. #BeBoldForChange aims to make it happen far sooner.
Article written by Cathryn Ellis | Published 08 March 2017
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