Anna Whitehead

International Women’s Day returns on 8 March with the theme of #EmbraceEquity and events all over London to celebrate.


First celebrated in 1911, International Women’s Day exists to celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness for women’s equality, and call for positive change advancing women.


From festivals to walking tours, cultural events to exhibits, there’s plenty going on in the capital this week.


Here are five of The Londoner‘s top picks for International Women’s Day in London...

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I had really hoped this article would start with some tales from a wintry city break to Amsterdam; of ice-skating against the backdrop of the Rijksmuseum, warming up with a mouthful of the doughnut-like Oliebollen, and of wandering along the canals admiring the fluorescent artworks that pop up everywhere for the city’s annual Light Festival.