International Women’s Day 2025: Accelerate Action
Theme: Accelerate Action: Driving Urgency and Impact for Gender Equity
In 2025, the world stands at a crossroads. With global headlines dominated by political shifts, such as Trump’s re-election, and evolving corporate strategies like META and Amazon’s reshaped DEI commitments, there’s a pressing need to accelerate tangible action on gender equity. This year’s sessions focus on equipping organisations and teams to navigate these challenges while advancing a bold, urgent vision for equity.
Session Titles and Overviews
The Equity Evolution: Why Gender Balance Matters in 2025
Explore how the DEI landscape has shifted amidst new political and corporate priorities. Understand how gender balance drives organisational resilience, innovation, and success in an era where societal and workplace expectations are rapidly evolving.
Gender Balance and the ESG Revolution
Examine how gender equity is intertwined with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals. Through case studies, learn how companies are realigning their DEI approaches and what this means for leadership, sustainability, and inclusion.
The Economic Case for Equity: Women as Drivers of Growth in 2025
Understand the economic urgency of gender equity amid global uncertainties. Explore the measurable impact of empowering women, with insights into industries overcoming inequities and lessons from organisations pivoting their DEI strategies post-pandemic and post-political shifts.
Reclaiming Safety: Addressing Sexual Violence Through Collective Action
Against a backdrop of renewed social divides, this session focuses on fostering safer workplaces and communities. Learn how allyship, consent education, and systemic reforms can dismantle barriers to safety and equity for women in increasingly polarised environments.
The Future of Masculinity: Balancing Strength and Sensitivity in a Changing World
This session redefines masculinity as a driver of equity. Discover how men can champion gender balance without compromising authenticity, leveraging inclusive leadership and emotional intelligence to create change. What can ‘Masculine Energy’ mean for our culture and how do we reframe this to be a positive enabler for DEI?
Flex and Flow: How Hybrid Work Is Empowering Women
As flexible work models evolve, organisations face the challenge of ensuring equity in remote and hybrid setups. Examine how the DEI strategies of leading companies are shaping opportunities for women, tackling biases, and accelerating equity in a post-pandemic, tech-driven world.
These sessions are designed to provide expert-led insights and actionable strategies for organisations and teams to not just respond to today’s challenges, but to lead the charge for meaningful, measurable change. Let’s accelerate action together.
