Pan-African Women's Day 2025: Empowering Women to Drive Africa's Economic Justice and Innovation
The Pan-African Women's Day commemoration took place on July 31, 2025, at the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa. The event, hosted by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), brought together voices from across Africa and the diaspora. It focused on the theme 'Women Driving Africa's Economic Justice and Innovation: Advancing Reparations through Enterprise'.
The gathering aimed to position African women at the heart of reindustrialization and innovation. It sought to promote women-led enterprises as engines of structural transformation and to integrate gender-sensitive economic agendas into national public policies. The collective vision was for inclusive development with no more excuses for gender parity.
The event emphasized the power of African women and called for them to lead. It also planned to mobilize development partners and private sector actors as champions of change. Creating platforms for shared entrepreneurial models and policy dialogue was another key objective. The day aimed to advance economic reparations through policy and practice.
The Pan-African Women's Day commemoration highlighted the crucial role of African women in driving economic justice and innovation. With clear objectives and a collective vision, the event sought to empower and advocate for African women's rights and development. It brought together diverse voices to discuss and plan for a more inclusive and equitable future.
