Background
March 8th is International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating women’s social, economic, cultural and political achievements. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Each year, groups around the world come together to celebrate the achievements of women and/or rally for women’s equity.
Seven years ago, we were inspired by this initiative and motivated to increase our collective impact in Canada’s Capital with partners in our region, across Canada and worldwide. So, we launched International Women’s Month (IWM).
Initiative and Invitation
Starting on March 3rd, our community will host the Seventh Annual International Women’s Month!
Join the Invest Ottawa team and many incredible collaborators on Monday, January 20 at 11:00 am (EST) for our second community information session. Join us via the YouTube link: To-be-shared!
Agenda
During our second information session, we are excited to announce our first internationally recognized keynote speakers and:
- Re-cap our vision, goals and target outcomes
- Announce our five IWM 2025 Feature Leaders
- Confirm initial events and sponsorship
- Share ways you can contribute and promote this initiative
- Explain how we’ll support and amplify what you’re doing
- Introduce our International Women’s Month (IWM) 2025 community-wide campaign
We will also address any of your questions via our chat. You can find the chat on the right-hand side of the live stream when the event is live. Should you have any technical questions during the event, please contact [email protected].
Our Invest Ottawa team could not be more excited as we prepare for launch. All we need is you!
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All Are Welcome
We are committed to helping create a critical mass of successful women leaders from every walk of life who significantly impact our economy and society. We’re calling on all people, teams, and organizations who believe in our mission to inspire, equip and empower women leaders in every professional sphere.
We want folks from every walk of life and sector engaged and working collaboratively to expedite change. This includes champions, allies, collaborators, and community members! We need to work together to drive long-term and sustainable change.
We look forward to sharing our plan and how you can help make this our most impactful IWW yet!
Please note:
- This webinar-style event will occur virtually via live stream on the Invest Ottawa Youtube channel.
- A chat will be available via livestream where you may ask questions in real time throughout the webinar. You may also send along your questions in advance to [email protected].
- We will publish a recording of the info session on the Invest Ottawa Youtube, channel for those who can’t attend.
We look forward to welcoming you to our second information session.
Thank You
A special thank you to our sponsors. We’re incredibly grateful for this generous support and the opportunity to collaborate with a world-class national leader on this initiative.