Recognising and Celebrating International Women’s Day 2026

At Thrive Marketing Ireland, to echo IWD’s words…“𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘪𝘢𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦. 𝘈 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥.”

It’s a big ambition. But if you know us, you know we like to aim big.

With this year’s theme of 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻, we recognise that progress isn’t accidental, it’s created.

When organisations champion women, invest in women, and open pathways for women, everyone gains.

Yet the data shows why this work remains essential:

💜 Women represent 44% of the global workforce but hold just 31% of leadership roles worldwide.
💜 In Ireland, women make up 42% of full‑time and 62% of part‑time employment.
💜 Representation is improving with women now hold 41.4% of senior leadership roles in Ireland, a significant rise.
💜 But the leadership ladder still narrows as women in Ireland are four times more likely to become CFOs or HR Directors than CEOs, and just 2% of Chairs are women.

Progress is real and happening, but we have a way to go to true equity to ensure women can lead at every level.

At Thrive, we’re committed to playing our part, championing visibility, creating opportunities, and building platforms where women can THRIVE, lead and shape the future. And most of all we’re committed to aiming high, dreaming big and being bold enough to act and make change happen.

“𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰, 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯, 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵. 𝘉𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘴, 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵.” - Goethe

Happy International Women’s Day 2026…here’s to boldness, progress and possibility.