For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment
Join us to Celebrate International Women's Day on Tuesday March 4th or Thursday March 6th
We're back with our SECOND annual International Women's Day Celebration. This collaboration between UU Women's Federation and the International Convocation of UU Women brings together a global look at how we can care for women and girls.
International Women's Day is March 8. Join us next week to celebrate International Women's Day under the theme, 'For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.' This year's theme calls for action that can unlock equal rights, power, and opportunities for all, as well as a feminist future where no one is left behind. Central to this vision is empowering the next generation—youth, particularly young women and adolescent girls—as catalysts for lasting change.
Uplifting the key points of the UN's proposal, we will offer our online communities a vibrant program filled with song, spoken word, calls to action, and community grounding. We will hear from feminist voices from around the globe, centering on the most marginalized, and lead from an intersectional lens. Join us as we take time to renew our commitments to women, girls, and gender justice.
Some of our guests include:
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Rev. Erin Walter and the band Parker Woodland
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Rev. Carol Huston
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UUWF Staff
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ICUUW Staff & Volunteers
Donate here Proceeds will be split evenly between UUWF and ICUUW.
According to UN Women, the year 2025 is a pivotal moment in the global pursuit of gender equality and women’s empowerment, as it marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995 in Beijing, China, by 189 governments, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action remains the most progressive and widely endorsed blueprint for women’s and girls’ rights worldwide. The Platform guides policies, programmes and investment that impact critical areas of our lives, such as: education, health, peace, media, political participation, economic empowerment, and the elimination of violence against women and girls. Addressing these issues, along with emerging priorities around climate justice and the power of digital technologies, is urgent, with just five years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
The 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action also comes amid growing insecurity and compounding crises, diminishing trust in democracy and shrinking civic space. Last year alone, 612 million women and girls lived amidst the brutal realities of armed conflict, a disturbing 50 percent increase in just a decade.
Under the banner of UN Women’s global campaign to mark the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, “For ALL Women and Girls”, this year’s International Women’s Day is a rallying cry to take action in three key areas:
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Advance women’s and girls’ rights: Fight relentlessly for women’s and girls’ full range of human rights, challenging all forms of violence, discrimination, and exploitation.
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Promote gender equality: Address systemic barriers, dismantle patriarchy, transform entrenched inequities, and elevate the voices of marginalized women and girls, including young people, to ensure inclusivity and empowerment.
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Foster empowerment: Redefine power structures by ensuring inclusive access to education, employment, leadership, and decision-making spaces. Prioritize opportunities for young women and girls to lead and innovate.
Engage media, corporate leaders, governments, community leaders, civil society and youth, and others with influence to take action in your communities. Ask leaders to take action and invest in promoting women’s rights and gender equality. Share International Women’s Day stories and messages on digital platforms, using the hashtag #ForAllWomenAndGirls to spark dialogue and inspire action.