03/08/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/08/2021 11:24
Celebrating Women in Leadership on International Women s Day 2021
International Women s Day is celebrated each year on March 8. This day serves as an occasion to celebrate the progress made towards achieving gender equality and women s empowerment but also to critically reflect on those accomplishments and strive for a greater momentum towards gender equality worldwide. It is a day to recognize the extraordinary acts of women and to stand together, as a united force, to advance gender equality around the world. Under the theme, Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in COVID-19 World , in 2021 UNESCO joins its voice to that of the entire UN family by celebrating this International Women s Day.