According to the International Women’s Day official website, “International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
International Women’s Day (IWD) has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. Prior to this the Socialist Party of America, United Kingdom’s Suffragists and Suffragettes, and further groups campaigned for women’s equality.”
Recently, ICSB dedicated its Journal for Small Business Management January Edition, under the direction of editorship of Dr. George Solomon to “High Growth Women Entrepreneurs.” Historically, there has been a lack of research in this area across the Business & Management discipline. ICSB has taken a leadership position in putting forward new and highly relevant research in the contemporary conversation about women entrepreneurs in a global context, and suggesting exciting avenues of research for the future.
We’ve asked ICSB partners and leaders to share their thoughts on Women’s Day:
