International Women's Day
08/Mar/2016
Theme: Planet 50-50 by 2030: step It Up for Gender Equality
International Women's Day (IWD) is a global day recognizing achievements of women despite their social, economic and political dimensions.IWD is a day to honor women worldwide and also to mark a call for accelerating gender parity.
The IWD intent is towards building capacity in deepening thinking about future progress, helping in securing women and girl's rights and shaping our society into a more tolerant and equitable arena.
The day is observed in Bhutan with the financial support of the Royal Government and UN partners and event is jointly coordinated by RENEW and the National Commission for Women and Children.
All Updates
- Understanding Basic Gender Concepts and Gender Mainstreaming tools - Gender Mainstreaming Training
- Training on Early Identification and Safe Referral of Children in Zhemgang
- Annual Gender and Child Focal Point Meeting
- NCWC - Executive Order
- NCWC Hosts Consultation Workshop to Develop Action Plan for 10th CEDAW Concluding Observations
- Asian Women Parliamentarian Caucus (AWPC), Thimphu, Bhutan 13th - 14th May, 2024
- Sensitization Program on Women's and Children's Rights for Members of Parliament.
- Suggestions and feedback on the Revised National Gender Equality Policy
- Orientation program-JSW School of Law
- Orientation program to the Community based and School Based Child Protection Committees.
- Training of Trainer-Dekyid Thuendrel
- "Empowering Communities to Address Violence Against Children" A pilot project in 3 Dzongkhags
- Training of Thimphu Thromde Community Mentors and School Trainers on the Dekyid Thuendrel- Parenting without Violence Toolkit
- Orientation and Coordination Meeting with Community Members.
- Pilot test on the Parenting without Violence (PwV)Toolkit in Thimphu