International Women’s Day will be recognised on Saturday 8 March, 2025.

We all have the power to inspire inclusion by educating early, seeking out content which supports and celebrates women, and advocating for change where change is needed.

Collectively, we can all Accelerate Action.

School Resources for International Women’s Day

• The International Women’s Day site has informative videos, educator resources, and activities to engage all ages
• A Prayer for International Women’s Day
• Twenty Women Saints Who Made a Mark on the Catholic World
• Lean In Girls is hosting a special IWD virtual event FOR GIRLS [11-15] on March 12 10:00am-11:00am. More information here

Some other suggested resources to read, listen to and watch are below.

Bedtime reading:

• Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls from Around the World by Lan Cook.
• The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (a quintessential coming-of-age story for young feminists).
• Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai (highlights girls’ global struggles and how a child’s voice can make a difference).
• Counting on Katherine by Helaine Becker (true story of the woman who played a major part in the success of the first moon landing, despite the constant discrimination and racism that she faced).

Read:

• Fair Play by Eve Rodsky (offers an innovative system with a completely original lexicon to discuss how relationships actually work … and how we can make them work better).
• Bad Feminist (Essays) by Roxane Gay (cultural critic Roxane Gay embraces and advocates for the idea of imperfect feminism in her collection of funny, honest essays).
• A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecroft (first published in 1792, Wollstencroft has been called one of the mothers of feminist theory).
• Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez (reveals how in a world built for and by men we are systematically ignoring half of the population, often with disastrous consequences). RECOMMENDED BY GENDER EQUALITY COMMISSIONER
• Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot, by Mikki Kendall (intersectional feminism is conscious of the fact that a woman’s many identities—race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.—affect how she experiences disadvantages).

Subscribe:

• Liberating Motherhood by Zawn Villines (tips on managing household labour inequity, feminist reflections, advice and mental health content).
• Tiddas 4 Tiddas by Marlee Silva (created to empower young black women to know their worth and recognise all that they’re capable of).
• Fierce Girls on the ABC Listen app (this podcast boldly and loudly celebrates women athletes, scientists, spies — gutsy girls who get stuff done).
• Sisteria by Stephanie Van Schilt and Veronica Sullivan (each episode shines a spotlight on the work of a different Australian woman or non-binary creative, delving into how gender and culture influences their creative practice and engagement with the arts).

Watch:

• Barbie. A feminist intervention into the doll’s original message that a woman’s worth was based purely upon her sexual appeal.
• Period. End of Sentence. Director Rayka Zehtabchi makes a hugely compelling case against the global stigma around menstruation.
• Feminists: What Were They Thinking? A documentary film from director Johanna Demetrakas on the evolution of feminism.