International Women’s Day is a moment to celebrate the remarkable achievements and progress of women in the world, but it’s also an opportunity to honour the incredible women in our own lives. This year’s theme, “Accelerate Action,” calls for us to actively work toward advancing gender equality for women from all walks of life. Women are brave, resilient, innovative, determined, and dynamic. Time and again, women have boldly entered spaces where their ideas—or even their presence—weren’t always welcomed. Despite the challenges they face, women around the world continue to show up with strength, courage, and kindness as they push forward toward their goals.

Reflecting on the Power of Women

This International Women’s Day, I’m reflecting on how I can help accelerate change and take bold steps to ensure that the women who come after me will experience greater equality.

To read about incredible women paving the way forward for mental health, check out our blog from a couple of years ago, where we celebrated 16 Inspirational Women that mindyourmind had the pleasure to work alongside or interview. All of these women are a powerful reminder and a tribute to what’s possible when women’s voices are amplified and they are supported to dream big and achieve. 

Ideas to Celebrate International Women’s Day

• Write a letter to a woman in your life that you admire, letting them know why you think they are great
• Choose to support women-owned businesses through your purchases and sharing about their businesses with your network
• Attend an event for #IWD2025. The International Women’s Day website is a great place to find some going on!
• Amplify women’s creativity and voices and give them platforms to share their ideas, whether that be online or in your community
• Learn about what’s happening for women around the world
• Advocate for change. 

As we focus on the theme of “Accelerating Action”, we think of the many women and girls who hold the ideas, dreams, passion and skill to make a world of difference and want to push forward to ensure they have the chance to make change. Share with us – what action are you going to take to help pave the way for a woman or girl in your life?

Watch the video we made for our social media channels Happy International Women’s Day.