International Women’s Day 2025

International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated annually on the 8th of March, and, according to the IWD website, has three broad aims: “Celebrate women’s achievement. Raise awareness about discrimination. Take action to drive gender parity.”

This debate pack provides an overview of the history of International Women’s Day, recent legislative and policy developments in this area, a summary of recent relevant Library research, and details of past International Women’s Day debates.