Women lifting women.
Most International Women's Day activity ends when the panel does. A mission turns the day into something a woman can book: half an hour with someone who has already done the thing she is trying to do.
- Date
- 8 March
- Session length
- 30 minutes
- Live within
- 30 days
Why this date works for mentoring.
One of the strongest days for mentoring: leadership, progression and the networks that decide who gets seen.
Progression, not platitudes
Promotion cases, pay conversations, first management roles and returning after a break.
Spotlight your own leaders
Your senior women mentor on the day, and the business sees exactly who they are.
Reach beyond the office
Sessions can go to students, returners and women outside your industry entirely.
A panel with a follow-up
Run the event, then let anyone in the room book a mentor from it.
From sign-off to a number you can report.
- 01
Six weeks out, pick the number
Agree how many 30-minute sessions the day is aiming for, and who they are for.
- 02
Four weeks out, open sign-ups
One link goes out internally. Colleagues say yes in a minute and pick nothing else.
- 03
Two weeks out, we match
Mentees are matched on subject and time zone, and sessions land straight into diaries.
- 04
On the day, it runs
Sessions happen, the counter climbs, and your people see the total move in real time.
- 05
The week after, you report
A wrap-up with sessions, subjects, countries, hours given and trees planted.
What partners actually do on the day.
Every woman in your leadership team gives one session that week
A mission target set in sessions, not attendees
Mentees invited from a partner charity or university
A follow-up post showing what was actually asked in the sessions
The things people ask first.
Can men mentor on the day?
Yes. Most partners open it to everyone and simply spotlight their female mentors and mentees.
Can we keep it internal?
Yes, through Insider, where colleagues are only ever matched with colleagues.
What is reported back?
Sessions, subjects, hours given and reach, in one wrap-up you can publish.
Make International Women's Day count this year.
A 15-minute call is enough to agree the date, the target and who the sessions go to.