What are the best ways to celebrate international women’s day? The best way to have a creative motivational women’s day in the workplace.

The world is marching towards a progressive, technologically advanced and socially diverse community. And the time has come to do everything possible for greater women’s involvement and participation both at the workplace and in everyday life.

As the International women’s day is around the corner, most people look out for creative women’s day programs in our workplaces. So, here are some useful ideas to mark your day in a creative, positive, and thoughtful manner.

We usually celebrate this day by attending cultural performances, sending roses to each other, or sending sweet text messages. All these things are some of the ways of remembering this day. But how about we plan something different this time and be a little unpredictable?

The theme for 2020 International Women’s Day is #EachForEqual. It focuses on how each one of us can be a participant in the march towards equality. So, what activities can organisation conduct to highlight this aspect while celebrating this year’s women’s day programs? Know it below.

Activities to celebrate Women’s Day

• Create an IWD 2020 pledge wall

Engage your workers and encourage them to commit an action to forge a more gender-equal world by creating a pledge wall. It is an activity that also works for organisations that have implemented team segregation as part of the business continuity planning. Just leave the wall as long as it takes for a full team rotation (e.g. for the month of March). Consider the tips given below to create your own pledge wall:

Step 1: Select a wall in the workspace.

Step 2: Set the context. Explain what #EachforEqual means and why a gender-equal world is essential.

Step 3: Give a call to action. You can use the questions like “What action can I take to help forge a more gender-equal world?”

Step 4: Get your employees to write their name on the cards. Then, write a specific and tangible action they want to take to help forge a more gender-equal world. For example, “I will mentor a woman and assist her in building her networks – #EachforEqual. “

Step 5: Stick all the cards on the designated wall.

Step 6: When you are taking down the wall, encourage employees to pick up their card and keep it with them. It will be an everyday reminder of their promise for action.

• Organise TED-style talks by women members in your office

Women have moved ahead to great leadership positions around the world. There are several instances where women have bravely faced every challenge of society. They raised their voices on gender diversity, domestic violence, self-esteem, girl power, and a lot more issues that touch a nerve. Just listening to them for a few moments creates a circle of positive energy around us. Such inspiring talks and real-life stories can provide lots of energy and motivation that remain with us long after the talks are over.

• Company’s focus on gender diversity

A key highlight of women’s day programs can be a motivational talk organised by women employees of your company who have influenced in contributing to the growth and reach of the organisation. There can be presentations showcasing the company’s achievements in bridging the gender gap in the workplace. It can also be an occasion to highlight the initiatives the organisation has taken to increase women’s involvement in the team.

You can also invite other keynote speakers from the industry to share their opinion on the current statistics in gender diversity. On this special day, the company’s website can run stories of their women leaders. Such inspirational stories can create a very strong impression on the minds of everyone about how change can happen in the world.

• A Set up an International Women’s Day contest

Finally, you could run a creative contest in the office. Ask your employees to share their hopes for International Women’s Day, quotes that have inspired them, or speak something about the women in their lives.

There are plenty of ways to make this day memorable. But, the overall objective is to focus on gender equality and cherish the progress every woman have made towards their goal. And also acknowledge the road that lies ahead.

There is plenty of ideas you can adopt to celebrate the day. But ensure the activities clearly show the focus that it gives to gender inclusion and women’s empowerment.

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