Women's Equality Day 2022 and Beyond: 5 Ways to Promote Gender Diversity in Your Workplace

This year is no time for women to get comfortable with their rights. Although the female population has come a long way in the last several hundred years, many women still face adversity in their daily lives. Luckily, Women’s Equality Day 2022 is just around the corner! It’s the perfect opportunity to celebrate women and advocate for their rights.

What Is Women’s Equality Day 2022?

Women’s Equality Day 2022 takes place on August 26th! The holiday emphasizes the importance of women—highlighting both ongoing and recent triumphs and struggles.

For example, women across industries and in all corporate settings fight for equal pay and equal respect to men in similar positions. Many struggle to balance their professional lives with their personal and parental roles. Turns out, killing all the gender-stereotypical weeds from the garden of equity is a slow and arduous task. (As most men don’t have to deal with the same obstacles to earn positions of power.)

Women’s Equality Day in the year 2022 is a gentle reminder to remain conscious of gender inequalities—and keep up the fight! There are things you can do to recognize and rectify any noticeable imbalance between men and women in your company.

2 Holidays Beyond Women’s Equality Day to Celebrate in 2022

With so much at stake, it’s better to carve out more time to focus on women’s equality. There are other women-centric holidays following Women’s Equality Day in 2022, so you can keep the hype up and make a noticeable difference.

HeForShe Day

To accomplish true equality between women and men, they have to work together. If only women are tugging on the leash of oppression, freedom will never come. Men need to unhook the latch from their end.

HeForShe Day was established in 2014. It takes place on September 20th and educates men on things they can do to close the gender achievement gap:

Speak up against unequal pay or treatment when they see it
Emphasize the value of female colleagues in the workplace (or women in other areas of life)
Actively correct gender misconceptions they’ve been taught since childhood (such as, men are the breadwinners and women stay home to care for home and children)

The timing is perfect—just a month after Women’s Equality Day in 2022. HeForShe Day will help your company build momentum for women’s rights to last throughout the year.

American Business Women’s Day

American Business Women’s Day comes two days after HeForShe Day, on September 22nd. It’s a chance to recognize the business achievements of women in the United States!

Think of the female CEOs in your life. How many women executive leaders exist at your company? Celebrate those who overcame adversity to make your company better. (And notice if the balance between male and female leaders is off.)

It’s essential corporations take notice of their women and the value they bring to the company table. Of course, if you find that not enough female voices are being heard on American Business Women’s Day, hand a woman the microphone.

How to Celebrate Women’s Equality Day in 2022 and Beyond

But let’s plow through August 26th first, shall we? Do more than send a company-wide email wishing everyone a happy Women’s Equality Day in 2022. Try one of these unique and meaningful celebration strategies instead.

Showcase and Support Female Business Owners

A nice (powerful) way to celebrate women on your team is to design an event using outside female-lead businesses. (Scheduling a male musician or male-run catering company probably wouldn’t have the same impact on Women Equality Day 2022.)

Better to connect with Delicious Experiences and shop for one of our many driven-by-women virtual cooking or mixology classes. Delicious Experiences celebrates the talented women who host our online and hybrid events…including Rangoli: Food Through Color with Chef Shruti Patel, Spice Up Your Life with Sichuan Cuisine with Chef Wendy Zeng, and Summer in Nice with Rosa Jackson.

Educate Your Team on Women’s History

Knowledge is power, right? Bring power to women across your team by educating (bringing said knowledge to) your company on the matters of women’s rights and struggle for equality.

Consider gifting each member of your team (women and men) with a new book about women in history. Encourage your teammates to read and share their observations. Use literature to drive forward progression and inspire real change across your company and beyond!

Host a Woman-Led Cocktail Class

Bring the malt-loving ladies on your team together for a whiskey tasting…curated by women for women. Women Who Whiskey - Whiskey Tasting and Wine By Women is the perfect way to celebrate Women’s Equality Day in 2022.

Any type of relaxation is a gift to women everywhere. But tying in a tasty theme is the extra touch they deserve. Events by Delicious Experiences invite participants to cut loose and be casual with one another. We can help you make the most of a thematic celebration focusing on the importance of women.

Celebrate the Women in Your Company, Past and Present

What role have women played in your company’s history? Whether important women burst onto the scene very recently or paved the way for growth generations ago, it’s important to notice and celebrate them on Women’s Equality Day in 2022.

You can tell their stories online! Use your social media platforms to spread the love. Consider running a sale named after important female figures from your company’s past, as in: use code TARAJONES22 at checkout to save money!

Start a Mentorship Program

Empower more women within your company by creating a mentorship program. You demonstrate that you care about the growth and success of women by pairing more young (or professionally less experienced) women with higher-ups in the corporate chain.

Insightful, strong, successful women are obvious role models of choice for Women’s Equality Day in 2022. But any educated, fair, and impartial leaders will enable your program to really take off.

And make it fun! Consider helping your mentors and mentees get to know one another with sparkly mimosas by scheduling a “Mimosas and Mentors” event with Delicious Experiences.

Don’t let Women’s Equality Day 2022 pass you by without celebrating the phenomenal women on your team. Contact us at Delicious Experiences to schedule a culinary or mixology event that highlights the importance of women in the workplace. The more memorable the experience… the better chance you have of inspiring long-lasting change