Every year, the month of March is set aside in Cayman to celebrate the achievements of women while addressing gender-specific issues affecting them.
Honouring Women Month (HWM) features an array of workshops and events designed to raise awareness and foster empowerment and inclusion. This year’s theme is #AccelerateAction, which calls for increased momentum in addressing systemic barriers and biases that women face. It is the 2025 theme of International Women’s Day, a global event taking place annually on 8 March.
“It speaks to taking decisive steps to achieve gender equality,” says Charmaine Miller, clinical supervisor of the Family Resource Centre, HWM organiser. “We are stressing the urgency in addressing systemic barriers that women face, both in their personal and professional lives. We are shaping some of our workshops and events to address those barriers from an educational perspective.”
Systemic barriers can be multiple layers, whether it’s professionally from a healthcare perspective, a social perspective in terms of poverty, or opportunities for employment.
“A woman’s experience is far different than a man’s, and some of these barriers are what get in the way of achieving gender equality,” says Charmaine. “There are also barriers when it comes to addressing issues impacting women and girls, such as domestic violence – or any form of violence.”
HWM has several signature events, among them the Female-Owned Business Pop Up Market, STEM Girls Camp, an International Women’s Day gala and Colour Me Purple 5K Fun Run/Walk.
Proceeds from its fundraising events support the Family Resource Centre’s Young Parent Services programme.
For a full list of events and celebrations during Honouring Women Month visit the Family Resource Centre at dcs.gov.ky.
This article originally appeared in Compass Media’s 2025 issue of CayWoman.
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