International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8th to recognize women's achievements and raise awareness for gender equality. This year's theme calls for advocating for women's advancement in all areas of life. Events around the world include entrepreneurship training in Jordan, a soccer festival in India to honor women in sports, and an event in Nigeria promoting female entrepreneurs. The document also profiles inspirational world leaders and outstanding alumnae from Trinity University who have helped empower women.

1. International Women’s
Day
Inspiring Change
March 8th, 2014

2. “A women is the full circle. Within her is
the power to create, nurture and
transform.”
- Diane Mariechild

4. International Women’s Day
• Celebrates the social, political and economic
advancements of women while focusing attention on
areas requiring action
• Proposed by Clara Zetkin
• First honored in Austria, Denmark, Germany and
Switzerland on March 19th
• Changed to March 8th in 1975
• In some countries, regarded as the same as Mother’s
Day

5. This year’s theme encourages
advocacy for women's advancement
everywhere in every way. It calls for
challenging the status quo for
women's equality and vigilance
inspiring positive change.
Inspiring Change

6. red – official
holiday
orange –
official holiday
only for women
yellow –
unofficial
holiday (gifts
for women)
Celebrations Around the World

7. IWD Events
Country: Jordan
Event: Arab Women Entrepreneurship Program
About:15 Days of training on business skills on
topics that include:
• What makes a successful entrepreneur
• How to register a business in Jordan
• How to fund a new business or business growth
• Accounting and cash flow, Customer service and
Sales skills

8. IWD Events
Country: India
Event: IWD Soccer Festival 2014
About: Celebrate the contribution of
the ladies of Manipur
• Create awareness of the plight of
women’s football in Manipur
• An international platform to bring
support to young ladies and honour
the veterans of women’s football

9. IWD Events
Country: Nigeria
Event: Women Beyond Oil (a key to
achieving the millenium development
goals)
About: To identify and promote the
achievements of women engaging in
entrepreneurship activities in their local
communities in Delta State to inspire
change in others

10. Country: Australia
Event: International
Women’s Day Breakfast
About: Raise funds for
female education and
paid work
IWD Events

11. The Netherlands - Join Women on the Bridge
• Build bridges of
peace and hope for
the future
• Show support of
demands of female
equality

12. Korea - The Vagina Monologues

13. Inspirational Female
Leaders…

14. Michelle Obama
First Lady of the United
States
“I know what it feels like
to struggle to get the
education that you
need.”

15. Aung San Suu Kyi
• Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for
Democracy (NLD) in Burma
• Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991
“Peace as a goal is an ideal
which will not be contested
by any government or
nation, not even the most
belligerent.”

16. Hillary Rodham Clinton
Former United States
Secretary of State, U.S.
Senator and First Lady
of the United States.
“You don't walk away if
you love someone. You
help the person.”

17. Mother Teresa
• Was the recipient of
numerous honors including
the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize.
“I cannot change the world,
but I can cast a stone across
the waters to create many
ripple”

18. Trinity
Outstanding
Alumnae

19. Jin In ’95
• Founder of 4GGL or
4Girls GLocal (Global
and Local) Leadership
• Pioneer in transforming
lives of girls from poor
background

20. Dr. Jackie Claunch ’66
• President of Northwest
Vista College in San
Antonio
• President of the Higher
Education Council of San
Antonio
• “Bringing people together
around a vision and set of
values”

21. Annell Bay ’77
• Vice president,
Global Exploration,
for Marathon Oil
Corporation
• Love for exploration
and analysis
• Strong passion in
geology

22. Dr. Katherine Wood Klinger '72
• Trinity University
Trustee
• Senior Vice President
Genetics and Genomics
Genzyme Corporation:
Boston, Massachusetts

23. “A strong woman understands that the gifts such
as logic, decisiveness, and strength are just as
feminine as intuition and emotional connection.
She values and uses all of her gifts.”
- Nancy Rathburn