International Women's Day 2024

March 8 is International Women's Day (IWD). IWD is a global day recognizing and celebrating women’s and girls’ social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. IWD is also a time to raise awareness of the progress made towards achieving gender equality and the work remaining to be done.

International Women's Day 2024 campaign theme: "Inspire Inclusion"

For International Women's Day 2024 and beyond, let's Inspire Inclusion. When we inspire others to understand and value women's inclusion, we forge a better world. And when women themselves are inspired to be included, there's a sense of belonging, relevance and empowerment. The aim of the IWD 2024 #InspireInclusion campaign is to collectively forge a more inclusive world for women.

International Women's Day Toolkit

Help mark International Women's Day in your community. Visit the IWD website to download digital tools and resources to help you celebrate IWD in Quinte West and accelerate women's equality with activities throughout the year.

Government of Canada resources

Invest in women: Accelerate progress

Achieving gender equality and women’s well-being in all aspects of life is more crucial than ever if we want to create prosperous economies and a healthy planet. However, we are facing a key challenge: the alarming $360 billion annual deficit in gender-equality measures by 2030.

Join us on March 8, 2024, for International Women’s Day under the theme 'Invest in women: Accelerate progress”, and take a stand with us using the hashtag #InvestInWomen.

Here are five key areas needing joint action:

• Investing in women, a human rights issue: Time is running out. Gender equality is the greatest human rights challenge, benefiting everyone.
• Ending poverty: Due to the COVID pandemic and conflicts, 75 million more people have fallen into severe poverty since 2020. Immediate action is crucial to prevent over 342 million women and girls living in poverty by 2030.
• Implementing gender-responsive financing: Conflicts and rising prices may lead 75% of countries to cut public spending by 2025, negatively impacting women and their essential services.
• Shifting to a green economy and care society: The current economic system disproportionately affects women. Advocates propose a shift to a green economy and care society to amplify women's voices.
• Supporting feminist change-makers: Despite leading efforts, feminist organizations receive only 0.13% of official development assistance.

This International Women’s Day, let’s unite to transform challenges into opportunities and shape a better future for all! Government of Canada's International Women’s Day toolkit.

Celebrating International Women's Day in Quinte West

Quinte West Public Library celebrates International Women's Day!

March 9, 2024
Quinte West Public Library
15 Creswell Dr. - Trent Port Marina
11am - 2pm

Celebrate International Women's Day with the Trenval Business Development Corporation

March 7, 2024
Pentecostals of Quinte
490 Dundas St West, Trenton
3:00PM - 7:00PM
Admission: $15

3 Oaks Foundation International Women's Day Event

Celebrate International Women's Day with the 3 Oaks Foundation.

March 8, 2024
11:00AM - 4:00PM
The CORE - 223 Pinnacle St., Belleville
Free Admission