On 8 March every year, NASUWT joins campaigners across the globe to celebrate International Women's Day (IWD) to draw attention to women’s continued fight for equality.

The theme for IWD 2025 is #AccelerateAction.

At the current rate of progress, it will take until 2158, roughly five generations from now, to reach full gender parity according to data from the World Economic Forum.

This IWD is a call for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systemic barriers and biases that women face, both in personal and professional spheres.

As part of our work to celebrate and increase women’s contribution to the workplace and wider society, we are marking International Women’s Day 2025 with a webinar.

“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.” - International Women's Day

The webinar will take place on Tuesday 18 March at 5pm and will include two sessions:

  • 5 to 5.30pm - And then it clicked: Kirsty Verrier will deliver a session on the TUC's document on Black women's experiences of sexual harassment in the workplace.

  • 5.30 to 6.30 - Panel session: led by Claire Ward, Chair of NASUWT National Equal Opportunities Committee, exploring what inspired women to become active within NASUWT and discussing what that activism looks like.

Further information

NASUWT is committed to fighting for equity for all its women members through a constant focus on intersectionality. You can begin the journey to help make women members heard throughout NASUWT by becoming more active.

Find out more about NASUWT campaigns for women’s rights on our:

The history of International Women’s Day

This day of action and celebration first emerged from the activities of labour movements at the turn of the 20th century in North America and Europe.

While International Women’s Day is now largely aimed at inspiring women across the world and celebrating their achievements, its roots lie in movements campaigning for better pay and voting rights for women.

The first IWD was held in 1911 when more than one million women and men attended rallies campaigning for women’s rights to work, vote, be trained, hold public office and end discrimination.

 


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