This year, under the theme of ‘Balance the Scales’, the event encourages students and staff to move beyond awareness and consider how everyday actions, decisions, and systems can contribute to greater gender equity.
Whether you’re attending an interactive UniEvents activity, joining the Wellbeing series, or discovering the Library’s curated collection, International Women’s Day 2026 offers meaningful ways to engage.
Step into a session, share your perspective, and be part of the conversation.
Celebrate IWD 2026 at RMIT Vietnam with a dedicated photo backdrop inspired by this year’s theme – ‘Balance the Scales’, at both Saigon South and Hanoi campuses.
Everyone is invited to:
📸 Snap the joy: Take photos and share your moments to celebrate the occasion with the RMIT community.
💌 Pass it on: Interact with the corner by leaving an inspirational message or appreciation note for someone who has supported you, whether a mentor, colleague, friend, or loved one.
Drop by anytime during the week to add your voice and help ‘tip the scales’ toward a more equitable, inclusive campus.
The ‘Hack the Gap’ showcase is a week-long series bringing powerful student projects from the ‘Hack the Gap’ gender equity competition to life.
Under this year’s theme, ‘Balance the Scales’, our community is invited to reflect on where gender inequities still exist – and how we can take practical steps to create more equitable access, experiences, and outcomes for all. Throughout the week, outstanding student-led projects will be showcased alongside guest speakers, lived-experience reflections, and interactive engagement activities.
Online | 3 March | 2:00–3:30pm: Kick-start the week, hear from ‘Hack the Gap’ student teams, and explore this year’s theme, ‘Balance the Scales’.
SGS | 4 March | 11am–1pm: Step into facilitated conversations, hear real stories from Women in STEM, and turn shared insights into concrete actions.
SGS | 5 March | 2:30–4:30pm: Rethink inclusion in sports, hear fresh perspectives, and step onto the floor with live Pickleball & Kendo Club demos.
SGS & HN | 6 March | 10:30am-1:30pm: Play, question and reflect – experience gender equity concepts through interactive games in a relaxed, social setting.
International Women’s Day - ‘Balance the Scales’: Online launch event
The week will begin with an opening seminar introducing the International Women’s Day theme – ‘Balance the Scales’, outlining the purpose of the week, and highlighting upcoming sessions.
This session will feature:
This seminar is open to all students and staff and serves as a shared starting point for the week’s conversations.
In collaboration with SSET & the Women in STEM Circle
Topic: ‘Debugging Gender Bias in STEM’
This session focuses on gender equity in STEM education and industry, with a strong emphasis on lived experience.
The event will be structured around four facilitated stations, hosted by students and staff, where participants can engage with:
The session will conclude with a synthesis discussion, bringing participants together to identify common themes and develop practical actions that can inform future initiatives within SSET and beyond.
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Topic: ‘Motion for All’
This session explores how gender equity shows up in sport, physical activity, and wellbeing spaces.
Drawing directly on Hack the Gap submissions from student clubs and teams, the session will highlight:
The session will also feature a guest talk by Alice Nguyen, a Vietnam-based nutritionist, who will speak about gender, health, and wellbeing in sport and active lifestyles.
This event aims to connect student insight with real-world practice, sparking reflection on how inclusive sport and wellbeing environments can be designed and sustained.
There will also be demonstrations from the Pickleball and Shinsei Kendo Clubs, so bring your sports kit if you want to get involved!
To close the week, UniEvents and Wellbeing will jointly host a set of in-person, interactive activities at both Saigon South and Hanoi campuses, featuring:
🎲 Hack the Gap’s student-designed board games, facilitated by the student creators and groups;
✨ The ‘Balance the Scales’ game run by UniEvents, featuring a seesaw-style setup inspired by this year’s IWD theme
These games translate complex gender equity concepts, such as fairness vs equality, power, access, and social norms, into interactive, engaging experiences. Students and staff will be invited to play, discuss, and reflect together in a low-pressure, social setting.
This final session reinforces the core message of the week: that learning about gender equity can be participatory, creative, and community-driven.
All women, along with those who appreciate and support them, are warmly invited to visit the Library at both Saigon South and Hanoi campuses to mark International Women’s Day.
This year, a special book display celebrates women’s voices and stories, written by women, about women, and for women. The curated selection highlights inspiring journeys, powerful perspectives, and meaningful experiences that honour the strength, resilience, and beauty of women in all walks of life.
Visitors are encouraged to take their time exploring the collection, enjoy the welcoming Library space, and discover a story that resonates personally.
🎁 On Friday 6 March, drop by the Library to explore the IWD display – and while you’re there, like and follow the Library’s fanpage to receive a small bookmark as a lovely gift.
RMIT Vietnam proudly presents stories of transformation and impact our female alumni have made to the community we serve and beyond.
After first-hand witnessing a lot of struggles of undocumented Vietnamese working overseas and being inspired by the hand-crocheted children’s toys, RMIT Bachelor of Design (Multimedia Systems) alumnus Nguyen Tran Van Thuy founded Bobi Craft, an enterprise with a strong commitment to social responsibility.
For RMIT Bachelor of Commerce alumnus, Tran Nguyen Ngoc Nhan, helping others and serving the community is a privilege, and she always does it with a smile.
RMIT Vietnam alumnus Tran Thi Ngoc Tran has turned her life-long passion for education into action through Future For Women - a transformative program that provides women with the skills and resources they need to become successful entrepreneurs.
Women entrepreneurs are redefining social impact in Vietnam, proving their power to drive meaningful change.
In Song Cong City, Thai Nguyen Province, a young person’s dream took flight. Today, that dream has carried Hoang Kim Ngan to RMIT University Vietnam as one of the seven Vice-Chancellor's Scholars for 2024.
Passionate about using art to connect and educate children with special needs, Vu Ngoc Minh Chau, a newly awarded Vice-Chancellor's Scholar at RMIT Vietnam, aims to establish an educational centre that fosters integration and creativity through visual art.
A young girl’s dream of pursuing higher education has been reignited, thanks to the RMIT-Maison Chance Opportunity Scholarship.
After 6.5 years of working for the largest media group in the world and currently residing in the UK, Vo Tuong Van Thuy views RMIT scholarships as a constant source of inspiration for creating an impact.
If digitally trained, women who make up the majority of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) could hold the potential to accelerate national economic growth, according to RMIT Vietnam researchers.
