This March, honour the incredible achievements of women and help raise awareness of gender-based discrimination on International Women’s Day (IWD).
Observed on Sunday, 8 March 2026, this year’s IWD highlights the need for a system that is fair, inclusive, and accessible to all women and girls.
While IWD has been celebrated for well over a century (with the first taking place in 1911), this year’s theme for IWD highlights the need for a system that is fair, inclusive, and accessible to all women and girls, under the theme ‘Give to Gain’ – asking businesses to think about what they are giving in order to help gain gender equality.
Events will be held across the country, with the United Nations’ Women Australia events featuring speakers, such as human rights lawyer and barrister Jennifer Robinson, Walkley award-winning journalist Jess Hill, and Australian Sports Commission chair Kate Jenkins.
UN Women Australia CEO Simone Clarke said: “In 2026, unjust laws, policies, and ingrained barriers still stand in the way of fair and inclusive communities.
“This International Women’s Day, we are calling on Australians to join a movement for real action – to transform our justice systems, amplify marginalised voices, and ensure equality is not the exception, but the rule.”
