It’s International Women’s Day on March 8th, and this year is an interesting one; it has been 50 years since the United Nations has designated International Women’s Day as an international celebration (although it has recently been deleted from calendars)! The official theme this year is #AccelerateAction and on the IWD website, you can find the mission statement for 2025: “focusing on the need to Accelerate Action emphasizes the importance of taking swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality. It calls for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systemic barriers and biases that women face, both in personal and professional spheres.”
The Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce has celebrated International Women’s Day for the last few years by hosting an evening networking event and this year is no different – the venue this year is Steamboat Lounge and Forage in Radium Hot Springs. Celebrate International Women’s Day by connecting with like-minded women in a welcoming and uplifting space! Join us for a fun & casual networking evening with great company, delicious food and meaningful connections. Buy your tickets at cvchamber.ca – $40 includes appetizers, a drink, and fun which won’t stop when the event does – Steamboat will remain open until 10pm for food and drinks!
Community Futures, WeBC and Columbia Valley Economic Development are also working together to put on a breakfast event celebrating International Women’s Day on Friday March 21st from 8:30am-10:30am. She Means Business: Celebrate & Connect will be at Copper Point Resort in the Amber Room – this event is free, but please register online at: loom.ly/gHw81rA (it’s on Eventbrite)!
We look forward to celebrating International Women’s Day with the powerful and thriving community of women business-owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals in the Columbia Valley. According to the World Economic Forum, “at the current rate of progress, it will take until 2158, which is roughly five generations from now, to reach full gender parity”. We can get there faster and better by simply recognizing and advocating for the equality of women throughout the world; #AccelerateAction!
Deanna Berrington