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Women's History Month 2025
This month's theme is “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations.” This theme highlights the essential role of women in education and mentorship, emphasizing how they inspire future generations to create positive change. Read more here.
Start of Ramadan 28th February
The celebration marks the ninth month in the Islamic calendar when the Quran is believed to have been revealed to the Prophet Muhammed, and is marked by deep spiritual reflection and fasting. The celebration ends with Eid al Fitr on 30th-31st March. Read more here.
Other Dates in March
Mar 1 International Zero Discrimination Day
Mar 8 International Women’s Day
Mar 13 everywoman in Technology Forum and Awards
Mar 13-14 Purim (Jewish celebration)
Mar 14 Hola Mohalla (Sikh festival)
Mar 17-23 Neurodiversity Celebration Week
Mar 18 Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day
Mar 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Mar 26 World Purple Day/Epilepsy awareness
Mar 31 International Day of Transgender Visibility
Young help overhaul Met's stop and search policy
The new charter comes almost two years after the force was severely criticised in the Casey review for "over policing and under protecting" black Londoners, and told that there should be a "fundamental reset" of the tactic. Read more here.
I'm An ADHD Assessor — These 2 Signs In Adults Show It's 'Not Just Disorganisation'
More and more adults have received treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but over 80% of cases go undiagnosed. Read more here.
Stonewall jobs at risk after Trump's foreign aid cuts
The charity told the BBC "an organisation-wide consultation" has begun and said that "hard-won rights are being rolled back for marginalised communities across the world". Read more here.
Jane Fonda savages Trump and reminds everyone the correct meaning of woke in blinding SAG Awards speech
Jane Fonda took a swipe at Donald Trump and defended being woke during an impassioned and moving SAG Awards speech. Read more here.
Disney series offers 'different narrative' of Jamaican Londoners
Malachi Kirby and Francis Lovehall play Hezekiah Moscow and Alec Munroe, who leave their lives in the Caribbean behind for 1880s London and its dangerous world of illegal boxing. Read more here.
People on mental health waiting lists 'eight times more likely to wait at least 18 months for care'
A mental health charity and MPs have urged the government to place "equal importance" on bringing down both mental and physical health waiting lists, with one warning he's "seen children as young as nine self-harming while waiting" for care. Read more here.
Ofcom has released much-needed guidance on stopping online misogyny – but will tech companies pay any attention?
The guidance identifies nine areas where tech firms must do more to improve women and girls’ online safety, which promote a “safety-by-design approach” and incorporate safety into the “operation and design of their services, as well as their features and functionalities.” Read more here. There is a consultation on the guidance running until May 2025; you can find that here.
