International women's day 2023 events and initiatives

8^th March marks International Women’s Day, a global occasion whereby women’s achievements, be they social, cultural, political and/or economic, are celebrated. This day also marks a call to action to further gender equality and women’s empowerment, and also asks for those accomplishments to be reflected upon and for society worldwide to continue to strive for a greater momentum towards gender equality.

There are a number of events and initiatives organised in aid of or around Women’s Day, so we’ve compiled a list of some events and initiatives happening locally. Have a look below to find out which events and initiatives you’d like to attend and support this Women’s Day.

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Women’s Health & Wellbeing EXPO– 4^th March

Join the Women For Women Foundation on the 4^thMarch at Villa Arrigo at the Women’s Health & Wellbeing EXPO!

A fundraising event consisting of brunch with talks by women's health experts in the fields of contraception, fertility, sexual health, mental health, menopause and HRT, including promotional expo stands from Malta's leading companies in women's health and Well-being -Vivian, Alf. Gera, VJ Salomone, Prohealth, MINT, HOPE-IVF Clinic, Atlas Insurance, the Malta Florist, People and Skin, AMAI and many more.

For more information visit their Facebook event.

Tickets can be purchased here.

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FIDEM’s International Women’s Day Conference – 8^th March

Join FIDEM Charity Foundation on the 8^thMarch at Corinthia, St George’s Bay for their International Women’s Day Conference for an informed debate with some of Malta’s leading experts, including a special address by Roberta Metsola, to explore how the transformative power of education can stamp out gender-based prejudice.

For more information and/or to register visit their website, stay tuned on their Facebook page or contact them on info@fidem.org.mt

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Women’s Day Afternoon Tea in aid of Hospice Malta – 8^th March

Join Hospice Malta on the 8^thMarch from 14:00 – 16:30 at The Orchard, Hilltop Gardens for their Women’s Day Afternoon Tea.

For more information and tickets visit their website.

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Art + Feminism at Blitz for International Women’s Day – 9^th & 10^th March

Visit Art + Feminism at Blitz, an international project aimed at improving content on women and the arts on Wikipedia and encouraging women’s participation in the encyclopaedia. The project’s main event is an editing workshop – Edit-a-thon – which brings people together to learn how to edit Wikipedia to create new articles and improve existing content on women and the arts.

The workshop shall take place on 2 days:

• 9th March 2018  15:30 - 18:30
• 10th March 2018 10:00 - 16:00

For more information click here.

This article will be updated with any new events/opportunities.

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