International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day (IWD) takes place annually on March 8th. It’s a global day celebrating the achievements of women. As well as celebrating, the day also marks a call to action for accelerating progress towards gender equality.

IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first gathering in 1911. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere.

2023 IWD Toolkit for Schools and Youth Groups

Since 2021, WEN Wales has produced an annual International Women’s Day toolkit for schools and youth groups on gender equality and women’s rights. So far, we have reached hundreds of schools in every local authority in Wales over the first two years of this project.

This year, WEN Wales are once again calling on schools and youth groups to get involved in International Women’s Day 2023 with our updated toolkit! We want to reach out to the next generation of young activists by supporting activity in schools around March 8th 2023.

The toolkit contains activities suitable for in class or online learning throughout Primary and Secondary school, as well as links to further resources. We want to support schools across the whole of Wales to gain greater knowledge around gender equality, sexism, and the incredible Welsh women who have been contributing to our lives in Wales.

2023’s toolkit includes a new activity with the opportunity for pupils to enter an IWD competition and win prizes.

Download the toolkit here!

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