To mark the International Women’s Day in March 2025, 114 exchanges and central counterparty clearing houses (CCPs) around the world participated in the eleventh annual 'Ring the Bell for Gender Equality' to accelerate gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and community.
These bell-ringing events aim to raise awareness of the private sector’s essential role in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment and contribute to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals. See a short video here.
The 2025 theme, “Ring the Bell for ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment” highlights three urgent priorities:
- Advance rights: Uphold the full spectrum of women’s and girls’ human rights and eliminate violence, discrimination, and exploitation.
- Promote equality: Dismantle systemic barriers and amplify the voices of women and girls in marginalized communities.
- Foster empowerment: Ensure inclusive access to education, employment, leadership, and decision-making spaces.
Throughout Ring the Bell for Gender Equality, more than 50 UN Women offices played a key role by co-organizing events, delivering keynote speeches, and participating in high-level panels in collaboration with exchanges and partners across the globe.
Download this report to learn about this year's Ring the Bell event.
Publisher : UN Women | 2025 | Region : Global