Every month at Good Good Good, we plan upcoming good news content for our Instagram, Goodnewsletter, Goodnewspaper, podcast, website, and more. Our work is always centered on hopeful stories about people making a difference in the world — and action steps on how each of us can join in with that good work.
With so many holidays, awareness days, education weeks, and activism months happening all year long, we’ve been slowly collecting all of these events in a private internal calendar for years.
We made our Monthly Cause Awareness Calendar publicly available earlier this year.
We’ve also published:
- Heritage Months Calendar
- International Days Calendar
- Environmental & Sustainability Calendar
- LGBTQ+ Pride Calendar
- Black Holidays Calendar
- Animal Awareness Calendar
- Pet Holidays Calendar
- Health Awareness Calendar
- Mental Health Awareness Calendar
- Disability Awareness Calendar
- Cancer Awareness Calendar
- HIV/AIDS Awareness Calendar
And now we’re publishing our guide to holidays for and about women.
Our hope is this resource will help you or your organization bring attention to important issues related to women — not just around International Women’s Day or Women’s History Month — but all year long.
Where applicable, we’ve included resources around highlighted holidays — usually in the form of good news around particular topics, relevant quotes or recommendations, or action steps on how to make a difference. We encourage you to share them if you find them helpful.
We’ve worked hard to make this the most comprehensive collection of women-related days and months on the internet. Always double-check dates, as organizers may occasionally change dates.
Bookmark this page and revisit it as often as you need. We’ll continue to update it and add to it over time.
→ You might also like: Good Good Good’s collection of good news by and for women
Women Awareness Months & Dates
January
Days
Women Rock! Day - January 3
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day - January 11
Cesarean Section Day - January 14
Grandma’s Day - January 21
Roe v. Wade Day - January 22
A Room of One’s Own Day - January 25
World Breast Pumping Day - January 27
Weeks
European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week - January 17 to 23
Months
Cervical Health Awareness Month
March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Hobby Month
Explore the ultimate guide to hobbies for women
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
National Stalking Awareness Month
February
Days
National Girls and Women in Sports Day - February 1
World Hijab Day - February 1
National Woman’s Heart Day - 1st Friday of February
National Women Physicians Day - February 3
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation - February 6
National Girl and Women in Sports Day - Held on the 1st week of February
Grandmother Achievement Day - February 11
International Day of Women and Girls in Science - February 11
Canadian Sexual and Reproductive Health Day - February 12
Galentine’s Day - February 13
League of Women Voters Day - February 14
Women in Blue Jeans Day - February 2o
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day - February 23
Weeks
Women’s Heart Week - February 1 to 7
Months
International Month of Black Women in the Arts
National Women Inventors Month
Women’s Role in History Month
Explore this timeline of milestones in women’s history from the year you were born
March
Days
Endometriosis Awareness Day - March 1
International Women of Color Day - March 1
National Black Women in Jazz and the Arts Day - March 1
Hinamatsuri / Doll’s Day / Girls’ Day in Japan - March 3
World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation - March 4
International Women’s Day - March 8
Read and share these ideas for how to celebrate International Women’s Day — plus, check out these International Women’s Day quotes
Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - March 10
Explore all of our good news articles about HIV/AIDS
National Women of Color in Tech Day - March 24
National Women in Agriculture Day - March 24
Weeks
International Women’s Week - Starts on the 1st Saturday of March
Women in Construction Week - 1st full week of March
Months
Women’s History Month
Read and share these ideas for how to celebrate Women’s History Month — plus, check out these Women’s History Month quotes
Endometriosis Month
Expanding Girls’ Horizons in Science and Engineering Month
Gender Equality Month
April
Days
International Day Against Victim-Blaming - April 3
National Inspiring Joy Day - April 3
Accelerate ACL Awareness Among Young Women Day - April 5
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day - April 5
National Girl Me Too Day - April 7
National Mature Women’s Day - April 9
There’s Nothing Like a Dame Day - April 17
International Girls in ICT Day - 4th Thursday of April
Red Hat Society Day - April 25
World Women’s Wellness Day - Last Friday of April
Lesbian Visibility Day - April 26
Weeks
Fibroid Awareness Week - Week-long event in April
Black Maternal Health Week - Week-long event in April
National Infertility Awareness Week - Last full week of April
National Princess Week - Last full week of April
Months
Black Women’s History Month
Cesarean Awareness Month
Informed Woman Month
National African-American Women’s Fitness Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
May
Days
World Maternal Mental Health Day - May 3
International Midwives Day - May 5
Red Dress Day - May 5
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls - May 5
National Bombshells’ Day - 1st Saturday of May
International Bereaved Mother’s Day - 1st Sunday of May
National Women’s Checkup Day - 2nd Monday of May
World Ovarian Cancer Day - May 8
National Birth Mother’s Day - 2nd Saturday of May
National Dog Mom’s Day - 2nd Saturday of May
Mother’s Day - 2nd Sunday of May
Read about this unique ‘phone calls not flowers’ campaign, celebrating Mother’s Day in a unique way
Hyperemesis Gravidarum Awareness Day - May 15
National Pinkfix Day - May 17
Turn Beauty Inside Out Day - 3rd Wednesday of May
National High Heels Day - May 20
National Women in Aerospace Day - May 20
National Boss Babes Day - May 22
World Preeclampsia Day - May 22
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula - May 23
International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament - May 24
Sally Ride Day - May 26
International Day of Action on Women’s Health - May 28
Menstrual Hygiene Day - May 28
Anniversary of Sojourner Truth’s ‘Ain’t I a Woman?’ Speech at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio - May 29
Weeks
National Women’s Health Week - Week-long event in May
National Women’s Health Week - Week-long event in May
Months
International Victorious Woman Month
Maternal Mental Health Month
Women’s Health Care Month
Women’s Mental Health Awareness Month
June
Days
National Old Maids Day - June 4
Equal Pay Act Anniversary - June 10
Women Veterans Day - June 12
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict - June 19
Title IX Anniversary - June 23
International Widows’ Day - June 23
Women in Engineering Day - June 23
International Day of Women in Diplomacy - June 24
Helen Keller Day - June 27
Months
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Awareness Month
Women’s Golf Month
July
Days
Malala Day - July 12
Read and share the best quotes by Malala Yousafzai
Emmeline Pankhurst Day - July 14
Women’s Union Establishment Day - July 20
National Women Touched By Addiction Day - July 23
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons - July 30
Pan-African Women’s Day - July 31
August
Days
Woman Astronomers Day - August 1
National Girlfriends Day - August 1
Mary Prince Day - Friday before the 1st Monday of August
Single Working Women’s Day - August 4
National Sisters Day - August 6
National Daughter-in-Law Day - August 19
Women’s Equality Day - August 26
Emirati Women’s Day - August 28
Weeks
World Breastfeeding Week - August 1 to 7
Months
National Breastfeeding Month
September
Days
National Little Black Dress Day - September 1
Wife Appreciation Day - 3rd Sunday of September
National Women’s Friendship Day - September 17
International Equal Pay Day - September 18
National Woman Road Warrior Day - September 19
American Business Women’s Day - September 22
National Girls’ Night In Day - September 22
Teal Talk Day - September 23
National Previvor Day - Last Wednesday of September
Listen to our podcast interview with Paige More, founder of The Breasties
National Women’s Health and Fitness Day - Last Wednesday of September
National BRAVE Day - Last Friday of September
Weeks
Gender Equality Week in Canada - 4th week of September
Months
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Awareness Month
October
Days
International Lesbian Day - October 8
International Day of the Girl - October 11
International Civility For the Girl Child Day - October 13
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day - October 13
National No Bra Day - October 13
International Day of Rural Women - October 15
National Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day - 3rd Wednesday of October
World Menopause Day - October 18
National Period Day - October 19
National Mammography Day - October 20
National Mother-in-Law Day - 4th Sunday of October
Weeks
European Gender Equality Week - Week-long event in October
Months
Breast Health Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
World Menopause Month
November
Days
National Ladies Learning Code Day in Canada - November 6
Women Entrepreneurs Day - November 19
Billie Jean King Day - November 22
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - November 25
18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women - November 25 to December 12
Choose Women Wednesday - Wednesday after Thanksgiving
December
Days
National Women Support Women Day - December 1
Rosa Parks Day - December 1
Read and share Rosa Parks’ most inspiring quotes
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women - December 6
18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women - November 25 to December 12
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers - December 17
Mother’s Day Around the World
Argentina - 3rd Sunday of October
Australia - 2nd Sunday of May
Bangladesh - May 11
Belgium - August 15
Brazil - 2nd Sunday of May
Canada - 2nd Sunday of May
China - 2nd Sunday of May (or International Women’s Day on March 8)
Costa Rica - August 15
Denmark - 2nd Sunday of May
Egypt - March 21
Finland - 2nd Sunday of May
France - Last Sunday of May (unless it coincides with Pentecost, then it’s 1st Sunday of June)
Germany - 2nd Sunday of May
Greece - 2nd Sunday of May
Hungary - 1st Sunday of May
India - 2nd Sunday of May
Indonesia - December 22
Italy - 2nd Sunday of May
Japan - 2nd Sunday of May
Mexico - May 10
Nepal - New Moon Day in Baisakh (April or May)
Norway - 2nd Sunday of February
Poland - May 26
Romania - 1st Sunday of May
Russia - Last Sunday of November
South Africa - 2nd Sunday of May
South Korea - May 8 (Parents’ Day)
Spain - 1st Sunday of May
Sweden - Last Sunday of May
Syria - March 21
Taiwan - May 8
Thailand - August 12
Turkey - 2nd Sunday of May
United Kingdom - 4th Sunday of Lent (Mothering Sunday), usually in March or early April
United States - 2nd Sunday of May
Vietnam - May 8
Is this list missing a holiday or awareness week/month? Let us know. We want to ensure this list is comprehensive and inclusive.
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