International Women’s Day is celebrated each year on 8 March and is an opportunity to highlight the challenges faced by women and girls with bleeding disorders, promote strategies to improve their health and wellbeing and empowering them to self-advocate, and celebrate the women in our community.
Women can have haemophilia, von Willebrand disease (VWD), factor XI deficiency, and a range of other rare bleeding disorders.
The 2026 International Women’s Day Australia theme is ‘Balance the Scales‘.
Balance the Scales is a promise that every woman and girl – regardless of background or identity – should be safe, heard, and free to shape their own lives. Women and girls with bleeding disorders often face delayed diagnoses, limited access to treatment, and a lack of understanding about their unique needs.
Through recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and care, the quality of life of women and girls will improve, and the bleeding disorders community will become stronger.
For International Women’s Day we will share stories, information, and ways we can all help balance the scales for women and girls with bleeding disorders.
