International Women’s Day

“Feminism isnt about making women strong. Women are already strong. Its about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” —G.D. Anderson

International Womens Day is here and it is important to celebrate everything women have accomplished. Its a day to share inspiring stories and have discussions on existing issues.

Toronto is holding a number of events around the city in honour of International Womens Day. Browse the list below and we hope to see you attending one of the following events:

International Womens Day Celebration – Immigrant Women in Business

Where: Toronto Region Board of Trade

When: March 8th, 5:30 PM – 11:30 PM

Description: “Event features 24 women speakers all from Toronto Canada with a diverse array of backgrounds will each talk for couple of minutes. The topic: How they are changing the world.”

International Womens Day Gala

Where: Hart House Great Hall

When: March 15th, 5:30 PM – 10 PM

Description: “Come to meet inspirational women and students who never cease to fight for their place in STEM! We promise you great conversations, inspirational speakers, stunning performances, and a delicious dinner!”

International Womens Day Celebration – Women in FinTech

Where: Oliver & Bonacini Café Grill, Yonge & Front

When: March 13th, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Description: “This event is open to people in Blockchain, FinTech, Financial Services and Technology – or if you just want to come and learn more about what it means to be in those fields.”

International Womens Day – Scarborough Guildwood Womens Federal & Provincial Liberal Associations

Where: Centennial Recreation Centre-Scarborough

When: March 8th, 7 PM – 8:30 PM

Description: “Come celebrate International Womens Day with special guests: Hon. John McKay MP and MPP Mitzie Hunter. An evening of vibrant and interactive multicultural performances. Light refreshments will be served, complements of The Olde Stone Cottage Pub.”

International Womens Day – Weston Frontlines Centre

Where: Frontlines

When: March 8th, 3 PM – 6PM

Description: “Join us at Frontlines for an evening of women empowerment, light food & refreshments, inspirational speakers & entertainment.”

Celebrating International Womens Day – Womens Writing Circle

Where: Rm AA160 -New Council Chamber Arts and Administration Building

When: March 8th, 12 PM – 1:30 PM

Description: “The Equity & Diversity Office, The Writing Centre (CTL), the Campus Safety Office, and the Academic Advising & Career Centre invite you to attend the Womens Writing Circle. Collaboratively presented with the UTSC Women’s and Trans Centre, we welcome UTSC staff, faculty and students who identify as women or trans people to celebrate International Women’s Day!”

International Womens Day Bootcamp – Habitual Events

Where: Habitual Fitness & Lifestyle

When: March 8th, 5PM – 6PM

Description: “Come along to our FREE womens bootcamp ran by our Rising Star Trainer Nadien to celebrate International Womens Day! A chance to work alongside some amazing like-minded ladies, share some laughs, be involved in a community and feel amazing in your skin!”

International Womens Day Event – Yellow Door Studio

Where: Yellow Door Studio, Oakville

When: March 8th, 6:15 PM – 9:30 PM

Description: “In honour of International Women’s Day, yellowDoor is hosting an evening event to celebrate its amazing community filled with strong, successful women. The evening will spotlight the concept of limiting beliefs and how, as women, we have a choice to abide by them or, to challenge them.”

International Womens Day at the Broadview Hotel

Where: The Broadview Hotel

When: March 8th, 5:30 PM – 8 PM

Description: “The Broadview Hotel invites guests to join them on International Women’s Day for a cocktail and speaker panel event. The panel, moderated by Samora Smallwood, a Toronto-based actor and co-chair of ACTRA’s Diversity Committee, will feature prominent female business owners and residents from the city’s east end, who will discuss culture, community and female-run businesses.”

IBC Tamil – International Womens Day

Where: IBC TAMIL

When: March 8th, 7 PM – 8 PM

Description: “Celebrate the success and discuss the changes that we need to make as a community. Come spend International Womens Day with us at IBC Tamil on Friday March 8th. Join us along with many guest speakers and take this opportunity to network with fellow like minded members of our Tamil community.”

International Womens Day: The Melanated Experience

Where: Sandbox Studios

When: March 8th, 6 PM – 9:45 PM

Description: “Empress Mane Presents: International Women’s Day celebration with a focus on the melanated experience featuring intimate workshop with Ornella Harris (@ornellaharris), Registered Psychotherapist, MSc, RP following a confidence session with confidence coach Jillisa Brown (@beautifymysoul) of Beautify My Soul. Enjoy music from Santana (@santanaluv), food and beverages, and a night off to celebrate: YOU.”

OM Chanting for International Womens Day

Where: YogaVision Centre

When: March 8th, 7 PM – 8PM

Description: “OM is the universal sound of creation, the highest and purest vibration that exists. OM chanting is group practice that uses the transformation power of OM to activate the self-healing potential of participants and to purify the local environment for 2km.”

100 Strong and Sexy – International Womens Day Social

Where: Toronto Don Valley Hotel & Suites

When: March 10th, 6 PM – 11 PM

Description: “Women lifting Women at the intersection of fashion, fitness, fun and community. Join us on Saturday, March 9th, as we celebrate the women of the 100 Strong and Sexy challenge. Through them, we will be reminded of the value of relationship and self-commitment to a more balanced and better lifestyle.”

International Women’s Day – FACTOR Info Session

Where: Artscape Daniels Launchpad

When: March 8th, 5:30 PM – 9 PM

Description: “In honour of International Womens Day we teamed up with Artscape Daniels Launchpad to host a FREE music funding event for women and non-binary artists. Join us on March 8, 2019 at Launchpad for an information session about FACTORs funding programs and opportunities.”

International Womens Day at Colette Grand Café Yorkdale

Where: Colette Grand Café at Holt Renfrew Yorkdale

When: March 8th, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Description: “Enjoy a welcome beverage and engage in a panel discussion on female leadership.”

Tell Mama – International Womens Day Dance Party

Where: Handlebar

When: March 8th, 7 PM – 10 PM

Description: “It’s International Women’s Day and I’m celebrating by inviting two rad DJ’s and bringing out all our favourite records! Come dance to a night of Soul, Funk & Rock n’ Roll featuring many of our all time favourite female artists.”

Check out last years post for IWD here!

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International Women’s Day is upon us once! A day that belongs to all groups everywhere, it belongs to communities, governments, companies, charities, educational institutions, networks, associations, the media and so many more that if we included them, this post would never end!! International Womens Day is not country, group or organisation specifically. So together, lets all be tenacious in accelerating gender parity. Collectively, lets all Press for Progress.

History of IWD

1909 – The very first IWD was observed in the US on February 28th. This day was designated by The Socialist Party of America to commemorate of the 1908 garment workers strike, where thousand of women protested about working conditions the factories of New York.

1910 – A meeting in Copenhagen between The Socialist International declared a Womens Day to honour the movement for women’s rights and to build support for achieving universal suffrage (the right to vote) for all women. Over 100 women form 17 countries have unanimous . In attendance would be the very first three women elected to the Finnish Parliament in later years. A Fixed date had not been chosen.

1911 – On March 19th millions of men and women in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland attended rallies to mark the first International Womens Day. This came as a direct result of the 1910 meeting in Copenhagen and expanded beyond suffrage, they also demanded women’s rights to work, to receive vocational training and to end discrimination on the job.

1913 – IWD also became part of the peace movement during World War 1, Russia observed their first Womens Day on the last Sunday in February. Elsewhere in Europe it was observed on or about March 8 the following year. Each rally protested the war as well as expressed solidarity with other activists.

1917 – Russian women, again on the Last Sunday in February (on the Julian Calendar used by the orthodox which is March 8 on the Gregorian calendar- the most commonly used calendar worldwide) protested and went on strike for “Bread and Peace”. “we did not imagine that this Womens Day would inaugurate a revolution.” Said Leon Trotsky about the widespread protests. Four days later the provincial Government granted women the right to vote!

1975 – Beginning on March 8th the United Nations started celebrating International Women’s Year. This spurred creation of the Ontario Women and the Law Association and the Service, Office and Retail Workers Union of Canada (SORWUC) and offered funding for many to participate in educational and artistic endeavors aimed at presenting women’s perspectives.

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1995: The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic road-map signed by 189 governments, focused on 12 critical areas of concern, and envisioned a world where each woman and girl can exercise her choices, such as participating in politics, getting an education, having an income, and living in societies free from violence and discrimination.

2014 – The 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58) – the annual gathering of States to address critical issues related to gender equality and women’s rights — focused on “Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls”. UN entities and accredited NGOs from around the world took stock of progress and remaining challenges towards meeting the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs have played an important role in galvanizing attention on and resources for gender equality and women’s empowerment

What you can do to support and participate in IDW:

Take part in an International Womens Day event in your community.
Participate in the #MyFeminism campaign by providing your answer to the question: What does feminism mean to you?
Recognize the achievements of an exceptional woman in your community by profiling her in a local paper or online platform, making a donation to a charity in her name, or nominating her for an award (such as the Governor Generals Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case).
Print the International Womens Day poster to display in your office, home or community.
Share the International Women’s Day infobites across social media.
Encourage youth to get involved through classroom discussions and activities, using the Educators Toolkit.
Learn more about the challenges facing women around the world from international organizations like UN Women.
Donate your time to a local, national or international organization that supports women and gender equality.
Talk with men and boys about their role as advocates and allies for gender equality.
Plan a fundraising event at your workplace or school for a charity that works with women or works to advance gender equality.

“With the World Economic Forums 2017 Global Gender Gap Report findings telling us that gender parity is over 200 years away – there has never been a more important time to keep motivated and #PressforProgress. And with global activism for womens equality fuelled by movements like #MeToo, #TimesUp and more – there is a strong global momentum striving for gender parity.” excerpt from https://www.internationalwomensday.com,Find so much more information right from the source!

International Womens Day Toronto Events:

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