What and when is International Women’s Day?

International Women's Day happens on March 8 and is a global holiday celebrating the achievements of women while continuing the fight for gender equity.

What and when is Women's History Month?

After President Jimmy Carter declared March 8 through 14 as National Women’s History Week in 1980, congress passed a resolution in 1987, establishing the entirety of March as Women’s History Month to celebrate women’s achievements in history, culture, and society. It’s celebrated in the U.S., UK, Australia, and Canada during October.

Why should we celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month at work?

We still have a lot of work to do to create an equitable, inclusive world for women. Today’s companies have the chance to push this change by celebrating the contributions of women while calling out inequality and improving DE&I efforts in their organization and out in the world.

How to Be More Inclusive of Women in the Workplace

Whether it’s celebrating milestones or celebrating International Women’s Day, inclusivity isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s a business priority.

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International Women's Day strives to promote inclusion, addressing the historical lack of inclusivity for women in the workforce. To foster change, leaders and managers need to be held accountable by actively ensuring women have a place at the table, recognizing their contributions, and empowering them to lead.

In this paper, discover how inclusivity becomes tangible through unbiased recruiting and equitable parental leave policies.

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