City of Ryde celebrates women’s achievements and supports gender equality as part of International Women’s Day (IWD) in March. This year’s International Women’s Day Forum theme is “Count her in: invest in women, accelerate progress”, focusing on acknowledging the pivotal role women play in shaping a better future and emphasises the importance of investing in their success.
On Saturday 9 March, City of Ryde will host a free International Women’s Day Forum at North Ryde School of Arts, featuring an impressive line-up of guest speakers and performers.
Prabha Nandagopol, a distinguished human rights and discrimination lawyer, will talk about “Women’s Economic Advancement: the importance of Economic Independence, Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Gender Pay Gap and Cultivating Safe, Respectful and Inclusive Workplaces.”
We will also hear from Karen Pang, a remarkable well-known stage, theatre and screen actor whose credits include Playschool, Home and Away and The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart. Karen will share her thoughts on “Unleashing Potential: Defying Inhibitions, Counting Yourself In and Crafting Your Narrative”.
We are also excited to have Armenian born Australian singer/songwriter Masha Mnjoyan, previous winner of The Voice Armenia and 2020 finalist of The Voice Australia, joining us to perform at the event.
