Women’s Day Celebrations in 2022

lnternational Women’s Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on the 8th of March to commemorate the culture. political, and socioeconomic achievements of women.

The theme this year is #BreaktheBias - and campaigners were urging people to call out gender stereotyping and discrimination when they see it.The campaign asks that people show their support for this year’s theme by posting selfies on social media posing with their arms crossed along with the hashtags #BreaktheBias and #IWD2022.

There are various ways to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Observance can include participation in all manner of digital and in-person social gatherings, including festivals, art exhibitions, and awards ceremonies among others organized by all kinds of governmental, nongovernmental and corporate institutions.

Locally we take you through the insights of an dinner event hosted by Zim Women Led Micro Enterprises which took place at one of Harare’s popular female owned restaurant's Chez Zandi’s which is in Lanark road in Belgravia.

As the Covid pandemic eased up, ZW- Led MSMEs, hosted the event to help women bounce back and find themselves again after a long pause in society. Accommodating and harnessing feminine energy from all walks of life.

All Covid-19 protocols were observed at the entry point without interfering with the admission or slowing down the event commencement.The ZW-Led MSMEs team also ensured attendees had easy access to tickets through the use of Click n Pay Africa a popular local events ticketing systems company.

The event kicked off with introductions of all the guest speakers, media houses, sponsors and a virtual welcoming speech by the founder of the movement Zim Women-Led Micro Enterprises Miss Victoria Chidarikire.

The lineup of speakers included former Miss Zimbabwe Oslie Muringai Matsikenyeri who gave an IWD speech on the topic “ Women at Work and how they can forge change using our personal development skills.

After her speech the famous Zimbabwean Mbira Queen, Hope Masike gave a memorable treat with a thrilling reading of her recently released poetry book called "Dzevabvazera as she shared her essay on women creatives followed by her amazing vocal performance.

Alongside other headline acts were performances from Nkatha, Dj Naida, Am Deboh, and Anita Jaxson. Their messages revolved around women's empowerment and the growth of the art industry as we also celebrated achievements by WOMEN CREATIVES.

This year women in sport and health were being celebrated for breaking the bias. We see more women being involved in sport at an international level and winning global awards as well as breaking records at international level competitions such as the Olympics.

In the medical field, women are in the fore front leading in helping the world save life's especially during the global pandemic breakdown.

Coleen Nyamubarwa from Zambezi Beach Volleyball a local new recreational sport in the country encouraged women to support women in sport followed by a motivational message from Zimbabwe’s body-fitness and figure athlete champion, Precious Mujuru who is the current biggest winner at the 2022 edition of the Arnold Classic Africa Multi Sport and Arts Festival.

Coleen Nyamubarwa sharing her speech on Women In Sport & Health

Hope Masike sharing her speech on Women Creatives

Other topics in this year's theme included women in tech which was covered by Tsitsi Makoni a representative from mPOs a Zimbabwean mobile app company which supports SMEs to operate business using latest technology in their daily operations.

The dinner was graced by the backbone of our community, from athletes, radio & tv personalities, media houses, and many more. We concluded that achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls is the unfinished business of our time, and the greatest human rights challenge in our world and the continued fight for women’s rights is marked each year by International Women’s Day.