{"id":7750,"date":"2026-02-20T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/?p=7750"},"modified":"2026-02-20T11:27:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:27:33","slug":"international-womens-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women\u2019s Day 2026:\u00a0\u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7750\" class=\"elementor elementor-7750\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11e5e27b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11e5e27b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cd6271d\" data-id=\"3cd6271d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a829f75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a829f75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Join us on March 8 \u2013 International Women\u2019s Day, as we celebrate the incredible achievements of women and girls around the world, but also call for\u00a0renewed commitment to advancing rights, justice and equality.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s International Women\u2019s Day theme is\u00a0\u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.\u201d\u00a0The theme calls for equal rights and justice to be effectively enforced, exercised and enjoyed.\u00a0According to UN Women, women currently possess only 64 percent of the legal rights that men have globally. If progress persists at the current rate, it will take approximately 286 years to fully close these legal protection gaps \u2013 a timeline that is unacceptable. This year\u2019s theme urges action to remove the structural barriers to equal justice.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>At PWS&amp;D, we are\u00a0committed to a world where every woman and girl has rights and is empowered. Through our projects:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<p>In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/where_we_work\/guatemala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guatemala<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/guatemala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">,<\/a>\u00a0PWS&amp;D works with local partners to support Indigenous women as they fight prejudices about their leadership abilities. Through workshops, women gain greater self-esteem and strengthen their voices to participate at community and municipal levels.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<p>With our local partner in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/where_we_work\/india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">India<\/a>, PWS&amp;D supports outreach to women and girls to provide them with the tools they need to access appropriate health care, address issues of gender, empowerment and sexual and reproductive rights, and address child marriage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<p>In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/where_we_work\/malawi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Malawi<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0PWS&amp;D provides scholarships for girls to attend Neno Girls Secondary School. These scholarships enable girls to stay in school and access a quality education. According to the United Nations, every additional year of school a girl attains increases her eventual wages by 10-20%. Greater educational outcomes encourage girls to marry later and have fewer children, increasing opportunities for gender equity to be realized.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<p>In<a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/where_we_work\/pakistan\/\">\u00a0Pakistan<\/a>, PWS&amp;D\u00a0is supporting a project to improve girls\u2019 access to education. This initiative incentivizes school enrollment and retention by providing nutritious meals in regions heavily impacted by food insecurity. The project also engages communities and local leaders to highlight the critical importance of girls\u2019 education and its impact on families and societies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p>Discover how PWS&amp;D is bringing this year\u2019s theme to life and turning it into action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/education-support-changes-lives-and-sparks-hope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Debora from Malawi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/earning-a-good-income-in-nepal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read about Ankhu from Nepal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/how-a-sewing-machine-changed-a-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn about Raunak\u00a0from India<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we continue to work towards an equitable world, we must remember that progress for one must also mean progress for all.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #115c4e;\"><strong>Respond with Us<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/donate\/donate-to-pwsd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2421\" src=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-12.20.59-PM-300x90.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-12.20.59-PM-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-12.20.59-PM-1024x306.png 1024w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-12.20.59-PM-768x229.png 768w, https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-01-at-12.20.59-PM.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us on March 8 \u2013 International Women\u2019s Day, as we celebrate the incredible achievements of women and girls around the world, but also call for\u00a0renewed commitment to advancing rights, justice and equality. This year\u2019s International Women\u2019s Day theme is\u00a0\u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.\u201d\u00a0The theme calls for equal rights and justice to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-impact-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.9 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>International Women\u2019s Day 2026:\u00a0\u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls\u201d - Presbyterian World Service &amp; Development<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"International Women\u2019s Day 2026:\u00a0\u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Join us on March 8 \u2013 International Women\u2019s Day, as we celebrate the incredible achievements of women and girls around the world, but also call for\u00a0renewed commitment to advancing rights, justice and equality. This year\u2019s International Women\u2019s Day theme is\u00a0\u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.\u201d\u00a0The theme calls for equal rights and justice to [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Presbyterian World Service &amp; Development\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pwsd.canada\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-20T16:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-20T16:27:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/India-Web-Banner-1-1024x447.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"447\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Stephanie Chunoo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Stephanie Chunoo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/international-womens-day-2026\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/international-womens-day-2026\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Stephanie Chunoo\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/53d599ce2bfa768f488c0ad40847cb4c\"},\"headline\":\"International Women\u2019s Day 2026:\u00a0\u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls\u201d\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-20T16:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-20T16:27:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/international-womens-day-2026\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":415,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/international-womens-day-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/India-Web-Banner-1.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Impact Stories\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/international-womens-day-2026\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/international-womens-day-2026\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/international-womens-day-2026\\\/\",\"name\":\"International Women\u2019s Day 2026:\u00a0\u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls\u201d - Presbyterian World Service &amp; Development\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/international-womens-day-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/international-womens-day-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/India-Web-Banner-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-20T16:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-20T16:27:33+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/international-womens-day-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/international-womens-day-2026\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/international-womens-day-2026\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/India-Web-Banner-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/India-Web-Banner-1.png\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":894},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/international-womens-day-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"International Women\u2019s Day 2026:\u00a0\u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls\u201d\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/\",\"name\":\"Presbyterian World Service &amp; Development\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Presbyterian World Service & Development\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/PWSD_Tall_Colour.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/PWSD_Tall_Colour.png\",\"width\":1399,\"height\":414,\"caption\":\"Presbyterian World Service & Development\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pwsd.canada\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/pwsd_canada\\\/?hl=en\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@presbyworldservice\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/53d599ce2bfa768f488c0ad40847cb4c\",\"name\":\"Stephanie Chunoo\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/17a83dfb584ecb08c692acf147e512ae659bc0646fdf3421733cdc92fe570da6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/17a83dfb584ecb08c692acf147e512ae659bc0646fdf3421733cdc92fe570da6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/17a83dfb584ecb08c692acf147e512ae659bc0646fdf3421733cdc92fe570da6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Stephanie Chunoo\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presbyterian.ca\\\/pwsd\\\/author\\\/admin65468\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"International Women\u2019s Day 2026:\u00a0\u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls\u201d - Presbyterian World Service &amp; Development","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"International Women\u2019s Day 2026:\u00a0\u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls\u201d","og_description":"Join us on March 8 \u2013 International Women\u2019s Day, as we celebrate the incredible achievements of women and girls around the world, but also call for\u00a0renewed commitment to advancing rights, justice and equality. This year\u2019s International Women\u2019s Day theme is\u00a0\u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.\u201d\u00a0The theme calls for equal rights and justice to [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/","og_site_name":"Presbyterian World Service &amp; Development","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pwsd.canada\/","article_published_time":"2026-02-20T16:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-02-20T16:27:33+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":447,"url":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/India-Web-Banner-1-1024x447.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Stephanie Chunoo","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Stephanie Chunoo","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/"},"author":{"name":"Stephanie Chunoo","@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/#\/schema\/person\/53d599ce2bfa768f488c0ad40847cb4c"},"headline":"International Women\u2019s Day 2026:\u00a0\u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls\u201d","datePublished":"2026-02-20T16:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-20T16:27:33+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/"},"wordCount":415,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/India-Web-Banner-1.png","articleSection":["Impact Stories"],"inLanguage":"en-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/","url":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/","name":"International Women\u2019s Day 2026:\u00a0\u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls\u201d - Presbyterian World Service &amp; Development","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/India-Web-Banner-1.png","datePublished":"2026-02-20T16:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-20T16:27:33+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/India-Web-Banner-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/India-Web-Banner-1.png","width":2048,"height":894},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/international-womens-day-2026\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"International Women\u2019s Day 2026:\u00a0\u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls\u201d"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/#website","url":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/","name":"Presbyterian World Service &amp; Development","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/#organization","name":"Presbyterian World Service & Development","url":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PWSD_Tall_Colour.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PWSD_Tall_Colour.png","width":1399,"height":414,"caption":"Presbyterian World Service & Development"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pwsd.canada\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pwsd_canada\/?hl=en","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@presbyworldservice"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/#\/schema\/person\/53d599ce2bfa768f488c0ad40847cb4c","name":"Stephanie Chunoo","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/17a83dfb584ecb08c692acf147e512ae659bc0646fdf3421733cdc92fe570da6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/17a83dfb584ecb08c692acf147e512ae659bc0646fdf3421733cdc92fe570da6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/17a83dfb584ecb08c692acf147e512ae659bc0646fdf3421733cdc92fe570da6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Stephanie Chunoo"},"url":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/author\/admin65468\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7750"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7773,"href":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7750\/revisions\/7773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}