Every year, from the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February and the International Women’s Day on 8 March, the IAU Outreach Global Project Women and Girls in Astronomy promotes the inclusive advancement of astronomy by highlighting the importance of gender inclusivity and best practices, fomenting the uptake of astronomy by girls and non-binary people, and highlighting the contributions of women and non-binary people to astronomy.

The IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO) wants to invite you to engage with the programme and contribute to building a more gender-inclusive STEM landscape.

You can contribute in multiple ways:

• Host an event with the support of the OAO to celebrate women and girls in astronomy. You can host a Meet the IAU Astronomers!, organise a “girls only” stargazing night, and much more...
• Are you organising an event about Women in Astronomy? Register it in the Astronomy Outreach Event Calendar. The OAO will promote selected events on their social media channels
• Help build a more inclusive astronomy landscape by sharing inspirations, role models and projects on your social media using the #WomeninAstronomy and #WomeninSTEM hashtags.

Please don’t hesitate to contact the OAO if you have any questions.