International Women’s Day 2025: A Global Call to 'Accelerate Action'

This year’s theme underscores the urgency of addressing persistent gender inequalities, as progress coexists with significant setbacks worldwide.

International Women’s Day, observed annually on March 8, continues to spotlight both the achievements and ongoing struggles for gender equality globally.
The 2025 theme, 'Accelerate Action,' highlights the need for urgent efforts to close gender gaps in areas like pay equity, reproductive rights, and leadership representation.
While progress has been made, such as record low gender pay gaps in Australia and legal reforms in Latin America, setbacks like reproductive rights rollbacks in the U.S. and rising gender-based violence persist.
Critics highlight concerns about 'corporate feminism' and the lack of intersectionality, with marginalized groups, including Indigenous women, often excluded from mainstream conversations.
Global events, protests, and advocacy campaigns are planned to commemorate the day, with the U.N. emphasizing the importance of combating backlash against women’s rights reported in one in four countries last year.