Celebrate our pioneering women
MARCH 2009
Lady Diamantina Bowen is one of Queensland's pioneering women profiled on the Office for Women's Q150 pictorial history website. Image courtesy State Library of Queensland.
Queensland schools are invited to join communities around the world to mark International Women's Day (IWD), celebrated each year on March 8.
Queensland's IWD 2009 theme is Our Women - Our State.
The theme recognises women, their achievements, and the events, places and stories of significance to women that have helped make Queensland the state it is today.
It ties in with Queensland's Q150 
celebrations, acknowledging women's contributions to shaping Queensland since 1859.
The Department of Education, Training and the Arts will celebrate IWD 2009 with its annual Herstories event.
Held since 2003, Herstories is an opportunity for staff to network, listen to, and reflect on, the stories of inspiring women.
This year's guest speakers are Arts Queensland Deputy Director-General Leigh Tabrett and Fitzroy-Central West regional community education counsellor Sophie Yasso.
Department staff around the state can participate in the Herstories event by accessing a podcast on the website in the week after the event.
Free resources
The Office for Women provides free resources for all Queenslanders to celebrate the day.
To order resources for your school, contact Women's Infolink on 1800 177 577. Stocks are limited.
A calendar of IWD events held throughout Queensland is also available.
The Office for Women will launch a commemorative online pictorial history of women and their achievements over the past 150 years on IWD.
This website will profile many pioneering and inspirational women, their achievements and the milestones which have contributed to shaping the lives of Queensland women since 1859.
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