International Women's Day 2025 Teaching Resources

International Women's Day Teaching Resources

Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March with our Australian Curriculum-aligned education resources. Engage students in learning about women in history – both recent and not-so-recent – and inspire them to imagine a gender-equal future for all.

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Accelerate action for gender equality

History isn’t just what happened in the distant past. It’s what happened just moments ago. From STEM and sports to voting and world conflicts, these downloadable and editable teaching resources explore how women are making and have been part of history.

Download your favourites, explore how policy and systems impact women on global and local scales and #AccelerateAction with your students.

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Unit

Trailblazers: Values, Beliefs and Self-Identity

Secondary
Year 7-8
Health and Physical Education
Health
Physical Education
Social
Equality
Sport

Unit

Respect, Empathy and Gender Equality in Sport

Primary
Year 5-6
Health and Physical Education
Health
Physical Education
Social
Equality
Social Action
Sport

Unit

The Leadership

Secondary
Year 10
English
Social
Equality
Leadership
Social Action

Unit

AFLW - Celebrating Women in Sport

Secondary
Year 7-10
Health and Physical Education
Health
Physical Education
Social
Equality

Units of learning

Unit

Putting Texts in Contexts with the Trailblazers

Primary
Year 6
English
Learning through film
Social
Equality
Social Action
Sport

Unit

The Last Daughter

Secondary
Year 9-10
English
Learning through film
Text Analysis
Humanities and Social Sciences
Civics and Citizenship
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Health and Physical Education
Health
Social
Indigenous Education
Social Action

Unit

Understanding Homelessness Through Film

Secondary
Year 9-10
English
Learning through film
Text Analysis
Social
Homelessness

Unit

AFLW - Celebrating Women in Sport

Secondary
Year 7-10
Health and Physical Education
Health
Physical Education
Social
Equality

Unit

Respect, Empathy and Gender Equality in Sport

Primary
Year 5-6
Health and Physical Education
Health
Physical Education
Social
Equality
Social Action
Sport

Unit

Like My Brother: Dare to Dream

Secondary
Year 9-10
English
Learning through literature
Learning through film
Text Analysis
Humanities and Social Sciences
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Social
Equality
Indigenous Education
Sport

Unit

Welcoming Women in Sport

Secondary
Year 9-10
Health and Physical Education
Health
Social
Equality
Physical Health
Social and Emotional Learning

Lessons

Lesson

2040 - Empowering Women and Girls

Secondary
Year 9-10
English
Persuasive writing
Text Analysis
Environmental
Climate Change
Sustainability
Documentary and Film

Lesson

The Changing Face of Women’s Football

Primary
Year 6
English
Learning through film
Text Analysis
The Arts
Media Arts
Social
Equality
Sport

Lesson

2040 - Persuasive Speeches For Empowering Women And Girls

Secondary
Year 9-10
English
Reading
Environmental
Climate Change
Sustainability
Documentary and Film
Home learning (facilitated)

Lesson

Sporting Equality

Primary
Year 5
Humanities and Social Sciences
Civics and Citizenship
Social
Equality
Sport

Lesson

Gender and Numbers: What the Data Tells Us

Secondary
Year 9-10
Mathematics
Statistics
Social
Equality
Physical Health
Social and Emotional Learning

Lesson

Women in Sport: Where Are We Now?

Secondary
Year 9-10
Health and Physical Education
Health
Social
Equality
Physical Health
Social and Emotional Learning
Sport

Lesson

2040 - Girls for the Planet

Secondary
Year 9-10
Mathematics
Measurement
Geometry
Environmental
Energy
Sustainability
Economic
Design Thinking
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Documentary and Film

Lesson

Talking Gender: How Language Shapes Power and Perception

Secondary
Year 9-10
English
Text Analysis
Social
Equality
Social and Emotional Learning

Lesson

The Leadership - Improving Gender Equality in the Workplace

Secondary
Year 9-10
English
Social
Equality
Leadership
Social Action
Documentary and Film

Lesson

Recognising Gender Stereotypes and their Impact on Relationships

Secondary
Year 7-8
Health and Physical Education
Health
Physical Education
Social
Equality
Sport

Other resources

Factsheet

Women and the Right to Vote

Early Learning
Primary
Parents
Foundation
Year 1-6
Humanities and Social Sciences
Social

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