Tuesday 8th March 2022
It's been more than 100 years since women across the world started celebrating a day just for them, with International Women's Day (IWD) growing out of the labour movement to become an annual event recognised by the United Nations.
Today is International Women’s Day and in this special feature we explore how celebrating differences and embracing diversity across all our demographics.
The Rose Review Progress Report 2022 on female entrepreneurship, sets out the full extent of progress made since the inaugural report in 2019. It outlines the extra support needed for female led businesses to thrive, and the challenges that they have faced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to PwC’s Women in Work index, Wales is a better place for women to work than the other devolved nations or any English region bar the south-west.
In honour of International Women’s Day, Maxim Manturov, Head of Investment Advice at Freedom Finance Europe outlines trends we can expect to see.
Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias.

Erin Gwenlli Thomas, Communications and Engagement Officer at Ambition North Wales, talks about how the group is championing women in the workplace.
International Womens Day 2022 has kickstarted this 'So she did...’ series - an opportunity to celebrate the incredible women and girls in our community and inspire aspirational females to believe that they can achieve anything.
Women represent the majority of staff at Business News Wales. Here they discuss what International Women’s Day means to them and why valuing women in the workplace is so important
In this audio interview, Business News Wales talks to Nia Morris, Head of Client Partnership at Openreach, about starting as a graduate in the business and working her way up to her current role
Hannah Waters, BGF, a lead investor in Wales, has played a strategic leading role in some of the most prominent deals in the region over the past year, including a £14 million investment in South Wales based Victorian Sliders – the biggest ever investment for the group, a multi-million investment in Swansea-based Character.com.
This year’s International Women’s Day undoubtedly feels very different from those that have come before. The horrors of war that we’ve seen in Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen have arrived on our doorstep.
To mark International Women’s Day bus operator First Cymru is holding a special event to showcase driver and engineering roles as well as apprenticeship opportunities for women.
To support International Women's Day (IWD), an organisation that represents training providers across Wales is to host three discussions during the month focused on achieving gender balance.
Procurement was not something I’d ever heard of when I was younger, no one suggested that I’d find it interesting or that I could follow a career in such an industry.
“Every decision that is made can be a step closer to a gender equal Wales” that’s the message from Chwarae Teg chief executive Cerys Furlong this International Women’s Day. 
81 year-old Wendy Nutman marks International Women’s Day by celebrating 65 years-service with Johnsey Estates
In the run up to International Women’s Day, Urdd Gobaith Cymru was proud to of hosted Wales’ first-ever Female Youth Sports Conference.
Only one in five businesses in the UK is run by a woman. Access and awareness of funding, as well as family responsibilities, are often listed as top reasons.
This International Women’s Day national director of Miss Universe Great Britain Pageant Director Paula Abbandonato and current Miss Wales Olivia Harris talk to BNW presenter Sam Cook about how charity work makes Miss Wales more than ‘just a beauty contest’.
In this episode of our 'So she did...’ series, Lucy Hopkins, Communications Manager at Tramshed Tech chats with Sarah Merry, Deputy Leader, Cabinet Member for Education, Employment and Skills at Cardiff Council.
Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham invited all secondary schools in north east Wales to join a day of workshops, seminars, and activities ahead of International Women’s Day.
Women in Property has announced its incoming South Wales Chair for 2022/23. Georgia Thomson takes on the role leading the regional property and construction industry influencing.
In this episode of our 'So she did...’ series, Louise Harris, Co-Founder & Director of Tramshed Tech and Big Learning Company catches up with Mel Godfrey, Director of Education and Lifelong Learning at Cardiff Council.
To mark International Women’s Day 2022, join University of South Wales for a lively discussion with an expert panel to celebrate the achievements and discuss the challenges of women working within the film and screen industry in Wales today. The event will include light lunch and networking.
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