National Days for Women

Welcome to our unique and comprehensive list of 120 national days dedicated to celebrating women and raising awareness about issues (mainly) concerning women. Throughout the year, there are numerous special days that honor the achievements, contributions, and experiences of women from all walks of life. These days offer opportunities to recognize the incredible impact women have on society, as well as to promote awareness and understanding of women’s health, rights, and challenges.

Whether it’s International Women’s Day, which celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women globally, or National Girls and Women in Sports Day, which highlights the importance of equal opportunities in athletics, each day on this list holds significant importance. You’ll also find days dedicated to specific issues like National Mammography Day and Menstrual Hygiene Day, which highlight vital topics that affect women worldwide.

Which of these days will you be celebrating this year?

List of National Days for Women

January 3: Women Rock! Day
January 11: International Parity at Work Day
January 25: Women’s Health Research Day
January 27: World Breast Pumping Day
January (3rd Thursday): Women’s Healthy Weight Day
February (during the first week): National Girls and Women in Sports Day
February 2: World Hijab Day
February 2: Pro Sports Wives Day
February 6: International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
February 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 11: Grandmother Achievement Day
February 15: Singles Awareness Day
February 19: International Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) Awareness Day
February 21: International Mother Language Day
February 22: World Thinking Day
February (2nd Saturday): International Purple Hijab Day
March 1: Women of Color Day
March 2: She Decides Day
March 3: Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Day
March 8: Girls Write Now Day
March 8: International Women’s Day Collaboration Brew Day
March 8: International Women’s Day
March 10: International Day of Women Judges
March 12 (for now): Equal Pay Day
March 13: International Every Girl Wins Day
March 13: Smart and Sexy Day
March 15: Hypatia Day
March 17: Buy Women Owned Day
March 22: World Doula Day
March (last Saturday): Support Women Artists Now Day
March 26: World Day of Cervical Cancer Prevention
March/April (3 weeks before Easter Sunday): Mother’s Day (UK) / Mothering Day (UK)
April 11: Safe Motherhood Day
April 12: Drop Everything and Read Day
April 16: Teach Your Daughter to Volunteer Day
April 23: Vagina Appreciation Day
April 24: World YWCA Day
April 25: Red Hat Society Day
April 27 (last Wednesday): Denim Day
April (4th Thursday): International Girls in ICT Day
April (last Friday): World Women’s Wellness Day
April (last Sunday): Mother Father Deaf Day
May 8: World Ovarian Cancer Day
May 9: Sophie Scholl Day
May 10: Working Mothers Day
May 12: International Women in Mathematics Day
May 13: Inge Lehmann Day
May 15: Hyperemesis Gravidarum International Awareness Day
May 19: World Breastmilk Donation Day
May 20: Josephine Baker Day
May 23: International Day to End Obstretic Fistula
May 22: International Coco Mom Day
May 24: International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament
May 28: Menstrual Hygiene Day
May 28: International Day of Action for Women’s Health
May (1st Saturday): International Female Ride
May (2nd Saturday): Birthmother’s Day
May (2nd Sunday): Mother’s Day
May (1st Wednesday): World Maternal Mental Health Day
May/June (from the last Tuesday in May to the first Tuesday in June): Women’s Golf Day
June 12: Women’s Veterans Day
June 12: Anne Frank Day
June 23: World Female Ranger Day
June 23: International Women in Engineering Day
June 27: Helen Keller Day
June 30: International Sailor Moon Day
July 12: Malala Day
July 24: Amelia Earhart Day
July 24: Anne Hutchinson Day
July 25: World IVF Day
July 25: Rosalind Franklin Day
July 25: International Afro, Latinx, Afro Caribbean and Diaspora Women’s Day
July 31: African Women’s Day
July (3rd Saturday): PADI Women’s Dive Day
August 1: Women Astronomers Day
August 1: Girlfriends Day
August 4: Single Working Women’s Day
August 8: International Female Orgasm Day
August 9: Betty Boop Day
August 18: World Breast Cancer Research Day
August 19: Coco Chanel Day
August 26: Women’s Equality Day
August 27: The Duchess Who Wasn’t Day
August 28: World Day of Turner Syndrome Day
September 1: World PCOS Day of Unity
September 1: International Women in Cyber Day
September 1: World Goddess Day
September 4: BeyDay
September 5: International Day of Indigenous Women
September 10: International Gynaecological Awareness Day
September 11: Women’s Baseball Day
September 12: International Women’s Fly Fishing Day
September 15: World Chimamanda Day
September 16: Anne Bradstreet Day
September 16: Global Female Condom Day
September 20: World Gyneocologic Oncology Awareness Day
September 28: International Safe Abortion Day
September (4th Sunday): International Daughter’s Day
October 1: International Raise It Up Day
October 11: International Day of the Girl Child
October 13: Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
October 15: International Day of Rural Women
October 17: Missy Elliott Day
October 18: World Menopause Day
October 21: Wonder Woman Day
October 27: Sylvia Plath Day
October 31: Girl Scout Founders Day
October (3rd Friday): National Mammography Day
October (2nd Tuesday): Ada Lovelace Day
November 4: International WAGS of SCI Day
November 7: European Radon Day
November 18: Minnie Mouse’s Birthday
November 19: Women’s Entrepreneurship Day
November 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
November 29: International Women Human Rights Defenders Day
November (2nd Saturday): International Dorothy Dunnett Day
December (Wednesday after Thanksgiving): Choose Women Wednesday
December 10: Jane Addams Day
December 16: Jane Austen Day
December 20: Sacagewea Day

We here at digitalhygge.com hope this list of national days dedicated to women inspires you to celebrate and raise awareness about the important issues affecting women. We believe strongly that by participating in these special days, you can make a difference—whether it’s through organizing events, spreading awareness on social media, or simply taking the time to learn and share information. Together, we can create a world where every woman is recognized, valued, and empowered.

Thank you for joining us in celebrating these meaningful days. Let’s continue to honor and uplift the incredible women in our lives every day of the year.

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