International Women's Day 2026 in Yarra
We're coming together to celebrate women's achievements and take action to drive gender equality on International Women's Day.
18 Feb 2026
The theme for International Women's Day 2026 is 'Give To Gain'. When we give, we gain. Together, let's help forge gender equality through abundant giving.
Celebrate International Women’s Day with some exciting activities right here in Yarra.
We have got a free Women Making Waves class running at Collingwood Leisure, film screenings, a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon happening at Richmond Library, plus galleries across Yarra curated by female artists.
Learn more below and get involved.
FREE Women Making Waves for International Women's Day
Join us for a special FREE edition of Women Making Waves on Saturday 7 March to celebrate International Women's Day on Sunday 8 March.
2026 International Women's Day Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
In 2026, celebrate International Women's Day (IWD) by helping Yarra Libraries and the Women's Art Register close the gender gap in Wikipedia articles and editors in our Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon.As the largest general reference work on the internet, Wikipedia is hugely popular but just 20% of biographies on Wikipedia are about women.
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The Power of Activism & Malu Lag (Sea Country)
Join this special International Women's Day screening of two powerful films showcasing incredible women working towards justice for their communities. The Power of ActivismThis documentary follows six passionate female activists tackling issues from shark conservation to plastic pollution, highlighting how their climate solutions can save taxpayers millions.
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Quotient set by Andrea Eckersley
Quotient Set is a series of photographs depicting four collages constructed from the folding of 19th century maps of the immediate area surrounding the library. These maps represent a contested time in our colonial past, when Indigenous land was parcelled off and sold, and often refer to the traditional owners, the Wurundjeri People of the Eastern Kulin Nation.
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Invest // Occupy // Develop by Sally Anthony
In response to the 2023 announcement by the State Government to demolish 44 public housing towers in Victoria, artist Sally Anthony examines impermanence and urban transformation in this photographic series through sustained observation of a Carlton construction site.
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