International Women's Day - Lighting the Skyline Purple

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Works for Women is excited to invite you to participate in lighting your skyline in purple to create awareness for gender equity in your city. Last year we were humbled and honoured to see over twenty organizations in Edmonton committed to creating a gender parity mindset by participating in our campaign. Each organization took the opportunity to shine a spotlight on women to celebrate today’s leaders, empower tomorrow’s and press for progress in gender equality in the workplace.
 
The skyline takeover was a visual realization of the community’s commitment to greater diversity, inclusion, and gender equality in workplaces – publicly demonstrating the collective power of the city’s commitment to make positive change happen so that women have a fair chance to advance and succeed at work. When the buildings and structures lit up on International Women’s Day in Edmonton, we saw an indisputable beacon of solidarity among business leaders, which sparked a conversation to accelerate much needed change in the workplace.
 
This year we want to expand our campaign across the globe and would like to ask you to consider participating in lighting your skyline in purple on March 8th in support of gender equality. The ask is simple – reach out to your building manager to ask if your building can participate, and let’s amplify our message beyond the Edmonton community this year!
 
Note: We have already reached out to several buildings in Edmonton already, so please send Works for Women an email directly to coordinate these efforts.

We can’t wait to see a purple beacon of light on March 8th! Make sure to use the hashtag #WorksForWomen #WomenInLeadership and #BetterForBalance when you share your skyline images.