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7. The IWD website has a charity of choice In 2001, www.internationalwomensday.com was launched. The website is funded by corporations driving change for equality and, in turn, donates funds to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and Catalyst Inc. 8. In some countries IWD is an official holiday Hats off to Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China*, Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar*, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal*, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia. Each of these countries recognises International Women’s Day as a day to honour mothers, wives, girlfriends and colleagues. A chance for men to pay tribute to the wonderful women in their lives. * For women only 9. Penguin Random House is a collaborator with IWD Education is a key to change and reading is key to education. As a collaborator with IWD, Penguin Random House curated the following lists to help tell the stories of ‘women who changed the world – women who stood up, spoke out, struggled through and soared”. There’s also a children’s list – because it’s never too young for them to learn. • IWD Classroom Reading List (ages 5-15) •46 Books About Women Who Changed the World 10. Knowing it’s a day isn’t enough. As Real Entrepreneur Mums, we are surrounded by women who empower us, support us and give us the strength to keep going when we feel like giving up. We have the ability to go after our dreams and work hard to make them happen. It’s important we don’t just use International Women’s Day as a social media marketing tool each year. We need to know and remember those that have gone before us. The ones that stood firm in their beliefs and fought for change so that we can be the successful women we are. And we need to continue to push for change. We need to make sure that we too, are securing the wellbeing of women in the future. “ It’s the ultimate pay it forward. ” 05