IWD International Women's Day

The nomination process opened on IWD in March 2002 and the Chief Minister announces inductees on IWD each year.

IWD celebrations have been supported by the Government over the past eleven years.

This was targeted at sharing important information on the theme and issues discussed during IWD.

“Today we commemorate the IWD with women all over the world in their strive to promote the status of women.

The United Nations launched the International Women's Day web site for 2003 in the six official languages (http://www.un.org/events/women/iwd/2003/).

Over 275 IWD celebrations across Queensland were registered on the Office for Women's Internet Calendar of Events during 2002, and over 320,000 resources were distributed to organisations and community groups.

Sessions to review these observations were held in the course of meetings with the women's organizations (IWD, AWD and WRWD), and a review of Beijing+5 took place during an annual conference of directors of the national and local offices of the former MINCOF, with the participation of the public and private sectors, United Nations agencies and women's organizations.

The Tribute to Northern Territory Women introduces new, permanent and accessible features which includes: the construction of a pathway in Darwin's Damoe-Ra Park near Parliament House; a portable exhibit which, when not travelling throughout the regions, will be located with the Alice Springs National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame; and a special collection of posters to celebrate International Women's Day (IWD), with a new poster released each year (each carrying the names of the women being inducted to the Tribute each year).