International Women's Day, each year on March 8th, isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength. We celebrate women and girls every day here at Carver.

Every day is a great day to celebrate the amazing women in our lives, but International Women's Day gives us an extra reason to do just that.

Celebrated every year on March 8, on this day we are encouraged to actively choose to "celebrate women's achievements, raise awareness about women's equality and lobby for accelerated gender parity.

The holiday first came about in the early 1900's. In 1908, women had begun agitating for greater equality and less oppressive working conditions with women taking to the streets in New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. The first National Women's Day was celebrated in 1909 and while Women's Days were marked in various countries for the next 100 years, the online portal was launched in 2001 to re-energize their efforts and bring them all together in one virtual place. 

Boys & Girls Club of Stamford CEO Rowena Track will moderate conversations with distinguished local women leaders including Indra Nooyi, Former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo; Margaret Keane, CEO of Synchrony; Kathleen Silard, President and CEO of Stamford Health; Juanita James, President and CEO of Fairfield County Community Foundation. They will celebrate and reimagine women's futures in leadership at this free virtual event on March 8, 2021, at 7 p.m. See the registration link below.

This year's international theme is #ChoosetoChallenge, calling on us all to think critically about our own thoughts and actions and how we can celebrate women's achievements.