{"id":5368,"date":"2026-03-07T20:30:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/sevenoaks\/?p=5368"},"modified":"2026-03-07T20:32:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:32:25","slug":"international-womens-day-8th-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/sevenoaks\/2026\/03\/07\/international-womens-day-8th-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"International Womens Day 8th March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UN says \u2018<strong>International Women\u2019s Day 2026 (IWD 2026), under the theme, \u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls\u201d,<\/strong>\u00a0marks a moment to amplify our collective determination. No matter how deeply rooted the sexism or how discouraging the politics, we refuse to step back or abandon our mandate. Instead, we climb together \u2013 for the rights and empowerment of all women and girls.<\/p>\n<p>This year, IWD 2026 calls for action to dismantle the structural barriers to equal justice: discriminatory laws, weak legal protections, and harmful practices and social norms that erode the rights of women and girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/get-involved\/international-womens-day\">https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/get-involved\/international-womens-day<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/sevenoaks\/files\/2026\/03\/SI-IWD-2026.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5369 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/sevenoaks\/files\/2026\/03\/SI-IWD-2026-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/sevenoaks\/files\/2026\/03\/SI-IWD-2026-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/sevenoaks\/files\/2026\/03\/SI-IWD-2026.png 511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UN says \u2018International Women\u2019s Day 2026 (IWD 2026), under the theme, \u201cRights. 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