08/03/2026
Today is International Women's Day!
International Women's Day (IWD) has been around for over a hundred years & so have many of the issues still impacting women's advancement. Since 1911, IWD belongs to all who care about gender equality. Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness about discrimination. Take action to forge gender parity.
Gloria Steinem, world-renowned feminist, journalist and activist reportedly once explained "The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights."
So let's use today (& everyday) to really celebrate all the female owned and led businesses not just all the amazing ones in the North East but UK & world wide! Running a business is hard, but locally there are so many lovely ladies who support each other's businesses with advice, encouragement, collaborations etc. We know that if we are struggling with something we can meet our friends for a coffee and just chat out any issues. That support means the world!
We want to use today to say thank you to all those ladies who are there for us and to each other, those that have supported us from the start and continue to do so. Those that collaborate with us, who recommend us, buy from us, stock our products, helped us, chat with us and who organise events we can trade at.
There are so very many of you that have amazing businesses that we are lucky to know and work with. Here's little shout out to just some of our north east friends & supporters:
Zenoté
NEVE Wellness
SugaVida
Diya
Three By One EU
MayFli
Seabanks oil and vinegar
If you know a female owned or led business please share their page in the comments so we can all follow them!
