Editorial Calendar
Wellesley Centers for Women research and program staff are available to share their expertise and ideas on issues related to our main topics as well as to current events, anniversaries, and designated recognition awareness efforts. To arrange an interview with a scholar who can speak to one of the issues below, please call 781.283.2483 or email news-wcw@wellesley.edu.
January
February
Day
National Girls and Women in Sports Day (February 6, 2019)
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (February 6)
International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11)
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (February 21, 2019)
Week
Women's Heart Week (February 1-7, 2019)
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (February 25 - Mary 3, 2019)
Month
International Boost Self-Esteem Month
March
Day
International Women’s Day (March 8)
Month
National Women's History Month
Feminine Empowerment Month
National Social Worker's Month
National Talk with Your Teen about Sex Month
April
Day
World Health Day (April 7)
Equal Pay Day (April 2, 2019)
Take our Children to Work Day (April 25, 2019)
Month
National Mathematics Education Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
May
Day
Child Care Provider Appreciation Day (May 10, 2019)
International Day of Families (May 15)
International Day of Action for Women's Health (May 28)
Week
Teacher Appreciation Week Appreciation Week (May 6-10, 2019)
Children's Mental Health Awareness Week (May 1-7, 2019)
National Physical Education and Sport Week (May 1-7, 2019)
Month
National Mental Health Month
Prepare Tomorrow's Parents Month (Mother’s Day through Father’s Day)
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Freedom Month
June
Month
National Work and Family Month
Day
Global Day of Parents (June 1)
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (June 4)
World Refugee Day (June 20)
July
Month
National Make a Difference to Children Month
Day
World Population Day (July 11)
World Day against Trafficking in Persons (July 30)
August
Day
World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7)
International Day of the World's Indigenous People (August 9)
International Youth Day (August 12)
Women’s Equality Day, anniversary of the adoption of the 19th amendment in the U.S. (August 26)
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances (August 30)
September
Day
International Day of Peace (September 21)
National Suicide Prevention Day(September 10)
Week
National Suicide Prevention Week (September 8-14)
Month
Healthy Aging Month
Women of Achievement Month
School Success Month
October
Month
Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Women's Small Business Month
UNICEF Month
Day
World Mental Health Day (October 10)
International Day of the Girl (October 11)
International Day of Rural Women (October 15)
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17)
United Nations Day (October 24)
November
Month
National Family Caregivers Month
Day
International Day for Tolerance (November 16)
Universal Children's Day (November 20)
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25)
December
World AIDS Day (December 1)
Universal Human Rights Month (December 10)
Human Rights Day (December 10)
International Migrants Day (December 18)
