{"id":30103,"date":"2025-03-04T10:19:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T08:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workcarewellness.co.za\/healthwise\/international-womens-day-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-03-04T10:50:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T08:50:25","slug":"international-womens-day-2025-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workcarewellness.co.za\/healthwise\/international-womens-day-2025-2\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women\u2019s Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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International Women\u2019s Day 2025 \u2013 For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 8 March 2025, join us to celebrate International Women\u2019s Day under the theme,\u00a0\u201cFor ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s theme calls for action that can unlock equal rights, power and opportunities for all and a feminist future where no one is left behind. Central to this vision is empowering the next generation\u2014youth, particularly young women and adolescent girls\u2014as catalysts for lasting change.<\/p>\n

Explore 30 years of action for women’s rights<\/p>\n

The year 2025 is a pivotal moment in the global pursuit of gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment, as it marks the 30th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the\u00a0Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action<\/a>. 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\u2019s and girls\u2019 rights worldwide. The Platform guides policies, programmes\u00a0and investment that impact\u00a0critical 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.<\/p>\n

The 30th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary 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,\u00a0612 million women and girls lived amidst the brutal realities of armed conflict,<\/a>\u00a0a disturbing 50 percent increase in just a decade.<\/p>\n

Under the banner of UN Women\u2019s global campaign to mark the 30th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, \u201cFor ALL Women and Girls\u201d, this year\u2019s International Women\u2019s Day is a rallying cry to take action in three key areas:<\/p>\n

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  1. Advance women<\/strong>\u2019s and girls\u2019 rights:<\/strong>\u00a0Fight relentlessly for women\u2019s and girls\u2019 full range of human rights, challenging all forms of violence, discrimination, and exploitation.<\/li>\n
  2. Promote gender equality:<\/strong>\u00a0Address systemic barriers, dismantle patriarchy, transform entrenched inequities, and elevate the voices of marginalized women and girls, including young people, to ensure inclusivity and empowerment.<\/li>\n
  3. Foster empowerment:<\/strong>\u00a0Redefine 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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    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\u2019s rights and gender equality. Share International Women\u2019s Day stories and messages on digital platforms, using the hashtag\u00a0#ForAllWomenAndGirls to spark dialogue and inspire action.<\/p>\n

    Together, we can be the generation to close the gap to achieve gender equality<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action transformed the women\u2019s rights agenda.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Legal Protection:\u00a0<\/strong>Before 1995, only 12 countries had legal sanctions against domestic violence<\/a>. Today, there are 1,583 legislative measures in place across 193 countries, including 354 targeting domestic violence specifically. These laws represent a collective refusal to tolerate abuse and impunity.<\/li>\n
    2. Access to services:<\/strong>\u00a0The Beijing Platform for Action demanded essential services like shelters, legal aid, counseling, and healthcare for survivors of violence. These services have expanded globally, offering critical lifelines for countless women and girls.<\/li>\n
    3. Youth engagement:<\/strong>\u00a0The Beijing agenda inspired a new wave of young feminists who are now shaping movements for gender justice, leveraging digital platforms, and driving activism for equality.<\/li>\n
    4. Changing social norms:<\/strong>\u00a0The agreement adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women agenda ignited women\u2019s rights movements worldwide, challenging harmful stereotypes, ideas and practices, and\u00a0paving the way for gender equal policies, laws, and institutions<\/a>.<\/li>\n
    5. Women\u2019s participation in peace<\/strong>: The Beijing Platform for Action emphasized the need to increase women\u2019s full and equal participation at all levels of conflict resolution and prevention, including at decision-making levels. Today, there are\u00a0112\u00a0countries with National Action Plans on women, peace and security<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 a significant increase from\u00a0only 19 in 2010<\/a>. These National Action Plans have been key in facilitating women\u2019s participation in peacebuilding and post-conflict recovery, enabling their access to decision-making positions, and paving the way for new laws to address sexual violence in conflict.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Despite significant progress for women\u2019s rights since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995, the world is experiencing new and overlapping crises and the erosion of rights. This International Women\u2019s Day, join UN Women to march forward for women\u2019s rights. The world cannot afford a step\u00a0back.<\/p>\n

      Source: International Women\u2019s Day 2025 \u2013 For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment | UN Women \u2013 Headquarters<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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