Happy International Women's Day 2010

Today is a celebration of women across the globe!

Please see below the UN Secretary General's Message on this very important day.



UNIFEM Australia would to recognise the contribution of AusAID, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Avon and Microsoft both financially and in-kind on this very important day. Each of these organisations play an active role in ensuring the empowerment of women globally.

IWD Message from Nicole Kidman

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International Women's Day 2010 will be celebrated on Monday 8th March, this years theme is Empowering Women to End Poverty by 2015.

Just launched

A new forum dedicated to gender and development now live!

Gender Equality Online is Australia's first online forum devoted to issues relating to gender and development.

Current topics covered include violence against women, climate change, women's leadership and poverty and economic security.

There will be new topics added to the forum each week and also the site also allows you to upload and start discussions your own research.

So go to Gender Equality Online and make a contribution to the discussion!

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