International Women's Day 2025

International Women's Day (IWD) on 8 March celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. To mark IWD, the University runs a diverse programme of events throughout March, focusing on women's voices history and experiences. 

The theme for IWD 2025 is The theme for 2025 is #AccelerateAction and is a call to drive forward the changes still needed to achieve true global equality for women and girls.

This is a great time to get inspired and think about putting on your own event as part of the programme, if your not already a member you could considering joining the Women's Network.  You could share pictures on social media of you getting involved in IWD activities using the #UoBwomen and #AccelerateAction.

Programme of events
DateTimeEvent 
4 March 12:00 - 13:00 Getting the Most Out of Networking
4 March 17:00 - 19:30 Birmingham Universities Female Founders
5 March 10:30 - 11:30 Menopause Café
5 March 11:00 - 12:00 International Women's Day Lunchtime Talk: Women in the Archives
5 March 15:00 - 17:00 Gender inclusive engineering & Stem
6 March 12:00 - 13:00 University of Birmingham Women's Network Me in 3
6 March 12:00 - 13:00 Women in Technology Game Jam
6 March 13:00 - 14:00 International Women's Day Book Club
6 March 18:30 - 20:00 South Asian Women in Cultural Leadership
7 March 12:00 - 12:45 Women's History Month Walk
8 March 11:00 - 14:00 Women Print & the Pre-Raphaelite Circle at Winterbourne House and Garden
8 March 14:00 - 16:00 Menopausal zest
10 March 12:00 - 13:30 International Women's Day Social
12 March 12:00 - 13:00 March Mental Health Talk
12 March 13:00 - 14:00 Bridging Gaps: Gender and Race in Academia
17 March 09:30 - 10:30 Me in 3 My Hijab & I - Ramadan meets International Women's Day
19 March 12:00 - 13:00 International Women's Day Book Club
20 March 13:00 - 14:00 Experiences of Neurodiversity Talk
24 March 16:00 - 17:00 Reducing barriers for autistic women
25 March 11:00 - 13:00 Domestic Abuse Awareness session
26 March 12:00 - 14:00 Mindcraft Knit and Natter
2 April  12:00 - 13:00 April Mental Health Talk
3 April 12:00 - 13:00 POD & UoB Women's Network: Confidence Building Session