International Women’s Day
DIVERSEcity X Minerva Women’s Leadership Forum
The fourth annual DIVERSEcity x Minerva Women’s Leadership Forum is set for March 4, 2026, in celebration of International Women’s Day!
What does it mean to be a women leader today? What are the challenges and opportunities we face in our families, communities and workplaces? And how can we uplift and learn from each other to advance our careers and lives?
For International Women’s Day, DIVERSEcity and Minerva BC have teamed up to present our Women’s Leadership Forum, to uplift, connect and celebrate women leaders — both emerging and established — through speakers, interactive activities, exhibitions and more.
Check out this publication for a snapshot of the connections and takeaways past attendees leave with to apply in their lives, workplaces and communities.
Download the Advancing Women’s Leadership publication
Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities
Want to be involved as a future sponsor or exhibitor? Email marketing@dcrs.ca or download our sponsorship package here.
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International Women’s Day Donation
Uplifting women and women’s-focused organizations
From 2016 to 2023, DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society honoured International Women’s Day by recognizing women’s-focused organizations with a donation to support their work.
2023 donation announcement
For 2023, DIVERSEcity donated a bursary (at a value of $1,500) to Minerva’s Emerging Leaders Program to one of the attendees at the DIVERSEcity x Minerva Women’s Leadership Forum. It’s a 10-week part-time development program for new managers and early career leaders that improves participants’ leadership abilities as well as their confidence to manage people and teams, all while growing their professional networks and power base.
In 2022, DIVERSEcity presented a donation of $1,000 to:
- Pacific Association of First Nations Women, an association that envisions a matriarchal community where all Indigenous women in BC are safe and respected with a sense of belonging and connection to cultural traditions.
The donation was co-sponsored (value $500) by Pacific Community Resources Society.
In previous years, we have donated $500 to:
- NISA Helpline (2021)
- Shakti Society for Women’s Empowerment (2020)
- West Coast LEAF (2018)
- Jeremy’s Memorial Foundation Against Domestic Violence (2017)
- Surrey Women’s Centre (2016)
2022 donation co-sponsored by:
