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International Women's Day

International Women's Day

International Women's Day which falls on the 8th of March each year, has been celebrated across the world since the early 1900's. Originally, its aim was to provide a forum for women to campaign for equality and women’s rights. Over time, it has evolved and now in March each year, thousands of events are held throughout the world to recognise the progress that has been made, to inspire women and to celebrate their achievements.

Breaking Boundaries

for Social Change
with Professor Eleonora Belfiore

From breaking boundaries for women in academia, to the power of sisterhood, solidarity and the Arts, Interdisciplinary Director for Social Inclusion and Cultural Diversity Professor Eleonora (Ele) Belfiore tells us why we should never be afraid of “being a nuisance,” and speaking your mind.
for Equality
with Vanessa Mabonso Nzolo and Sai Shraddha S. Viswanathan

Breaking boundaries for a more inclusive and equal society, Vanessa Mabonso Nzolo and Sai Shraddha S. Viswanathan, tell us about the work they have undertaken in their time as student officers as they aspire to make the University of Aberdeen a more inclusive place for international students.

Inspirational Women

We have filmed a series of short video messages for International Women's Day from a few of the inspiring women working in different areas across the University. Enjoy our YouTube playlist below!

Previous events

IWD2023

In 2023 we talked about why equal opportunities aren’t enough with the campaign theme of #EmbraceEquity.
IWD2022

Find out how we celebrated International Women's Day and the official campaign theme of #BreakTheBias.
IWD2021

Events in 2021 adopted the official campaign theme #ChoosetoChallenge - choose to challenge and call out gender bias, discrimination and stereotypes.
IWD2020

Events in 2020 adopted the official campagin theme #EachforEqual - An equal world is an enabled world.

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