International Women’s Day 2023
Added: 08/03/2023
Voluntary Action Leeds
International Women’s Day 2023 is taking place on Wednesday 8 March and this year’s theme is #EmbraceEquity.
International Women’s Day is asking us to all play our part, encouraging others to work collectively to impact positive change;
“We can all truly embrace equity.
It’s not just something we say. It’s not just something we write about.
It’s something we need to think about, know, value and embrace.
It’s what we believe in, unconditionally. Equity means creating an inclusive world.”
The campaign is asking us to strive for more than just equality, as this suggests everyone is treated equally, regardless of their starting point. However, by #EmbracingEquity we recognize that everyone has different circumstances and ‘allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome.’
Here at Voluntary Action Leeds, one way we have been #EmbracingEquity is to ensure the organisation is offering the right support and flexibility to our staff and volunteers, acknowledging everyone’s needs and circumstances are different and have recently worked with Women Friendly Leeds to consider our recruitment policies.
The Women Friendly Recruiter programme is a tool which allows employers to consider the needs of women during the recruitment process, celebrating their personal experiences and providing a flexible workplace which is inclusive to all.
Read more about it in this VAL YOU blog.
VAL has also been working on a menopause policy which addresses the challenges women may face throughout different stages of menopause, and again acknowledges that everyone is different and everyone will require a different level of support, but that that support is in place and women feel valued at work.
As always, there’s still so much more for us to do, both in the workplace and in our home lives, to ensure we are promoting equity every day.
“When we embrace equity, we embrace diversity, and we embrace inclusion.”
Show your solidarity on 8 March and #EmbraceEquity!
Quotes are taken from International Womens Day website
You can find lots of different #IWD activities and resources available on Twitter using #IWD2023