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What to do for International Women's Rights Day on March 8?

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The Editor

Annie Colère ©Aurora Films, Local Film

Sunday, March 8, 2026, will mark International Women's Rights Day in France and around the world. In Paris, there will be plenty of initiatives on that day and throughout the month of March to contribute to the cause and work towards ending gender inequalities.

We're coming together for the feminist march!

On March 8th, we celebrate a day of struggle. So, let's meet at 2 PM in Stalingrad Square to march for women's rights and recognition. Before the march, there will be a feminist village set up from 11 AM to 2 PM!

Feminist Strike
Departure from Place de Stalingrad — 19th
Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 2 PM
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We're having a sports session at the Rosa Parks Sports Center 

Nothing beats a workout session with the girls, with no other goal than to have fun and feel good. In the 14th district, on March 8th, there will be a self-defense class offered to you. It will be preceded by a coffee welcome and followed by a round table discussing gender equality in sports, as well as a cocktail. 

Rosa Parks Gymnasium
2, Rue du Moulin des Lapins — 14th
Sunday, March 8, 2026, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Free
More info 


We're discussing women's rights and masculinity at the Youth Quarter 

For ten days, from March 4 to 14, the Youth Quarter at the Louvre square is hosting a series of discussions, debates, and exhibitions in celebration of International Women’s Rights Day. Everyone, from teenagers to adults, is welcome to engage in conversations about these important topics. For example, March 11 will focus on women's roles in tech and masculinity. 

Women's Rights: Thematic Week at QJ!
4, Place du Louvre — 1st
From March 4 to March 14, 2026
Free
More info


Let's rush to see The Trial of a Lifetime at the Théâtre du Splendid

In 1971, Marie-Claire Chevalier, just 16 years old, becomes pregnant. With the support of her mother and four other women, she has a clandestine abortion, but they are all denounced. Defended by lawyer Gisèle Halimi, they forever change the condition of women and the right to control their own bodies. A play that is as shocking as it is captivating, as moving as it is essential, both historical and contemporary.

The Trial of a Lifetime
Théâtre Le Splendid
48, rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin — 10th
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We're meeting female authors at the Billy Book Club

All throughout March, the Italy Deux shopping center is hosting its Billy Book Club — a name that references the famous Ikea library. It's a wonderful opportunity to give a voice to talented female authors and allow them to engage with around fifty participants during each session. Claire Berest will be there on March 14, Kalindi Ramphul on March 21, and Titiou Lecoq on March 28. It's a unique way to discuss literature, equality, freedom, and the realm of possibilities to be explored by women. 

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Billy Book Club
Italie Deux - Level 3
Place d’Italie — 13th Arrondissement
March 14, 21, and 28, 2026
Free entry, registration required
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We are attending a conference on the Female gaze in art

Violette Leduc Media Library

On March 28, art historian Eloïse Le Bozec will be speaking at the Violette Leduc Media Library about the Female gaze, which refers to the perspective of the viewer on a female protagonist, in art from the Renaissance to the present day. She will particularly focus on the works of the painters Artemisia Gentileschi and Suzanne Valadon.

Female gaze: the female perspective in art
Violette Leduc Media Library
18, Rue Faidherbe — 11th arrondissement
Saturday, March 28, 2026, from 3 PM to 4:30 PM
Free with reservation
More info