Like every year, on the upcoming March 8th, we will be celebrating International Women’s Day all over the world (well, almost).
To celebrate this event in my own way, I offer you my little selection of top tips I’ve scouted, just for us women, to help us have a truly lovely day on this Sunday, March 8th, 2015.
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The Girly Charity Raffle by the ‘Passeport pour l’Avenir’ Association
For the third consecutive year, the Passeport pour l’Avenir association is organizing a charity evening for International Women’s Day, this coming Saturday, March 7th, in the form of a big Girly Charity Raffle.
This solidarity event will help fund the construction of a library and the schooling of 150 young girls in Togo.
The raffle is aimed at all shopaholic women who wish to “treat themselves while doing a good deed.”
More than 300 raffle tickets are on sale by the organizers on the association’s website for 30 € until March 4th, 2015, and every ticket is a winner!
And the icing on the cake: if you buy a raffle ticket, you will be invited on March 7th to a very special evening to attend the winning ticket draw, which will take place at the wine bar L’Agence (10 rue des Vinaigriers 75010 Paris – Metro Jacques Bonsergent).
The prizes have been donated by partner companies, renowned brands, and foundations, some of which have supported the association since the first edition. Notably the Hermes and Fossil foundations, the house of Reminiscence…
The prizes: Vanessa Bruno tote bags, Fossil watches, a Cinq Mondes skincare set, face, body, and hair cosmetic products donated by Terre de Couleur, Qiriness, and La Sultane de Saba, a gourmet meal for two at the Michelin-starred restaurant “le 114 Faubourg” at the Hotel Bristol, a dinner show at the Moulin Rouge to discover the “Féerie” Revue for two, a two-night stay for two at the 5-star Hotel Kenzi Menara Palace in Marrakech, novels published by Albin Michel such as the latest edition of Bridget Jones, numerous Valrhona chocolate tasting sets,…
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Women’s Day celebrated at UNESCO
Several free events (conferences, meet-and-greets, exhibitions) are being organized from Wednesday, March 4th to Friday, March 13th, 2015 at the UNESCO House in Paris.
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UNESCO House
125, avenue de Suffren – 75007 Paris
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Women & Karate Day 2015
An initiation and discovery workshop, free and open to all, aimed at both beginners and experienced practitioners, is offered by the FFKDA for this Women’s Day on Saturday, March 7th, 2015.
An opportunity to discover Body Karate, Karate Kata, and Karate Defense Training for free in one single event at one location.
Léo Lagrange Gymnasium
68 boulevard Poniatowski – 75012 Paris
Saturday, March 7th, 2015 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
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Painting and Photography Exhibition: Women of the World
The Maisons du Voyage are celebrating women through an exhibition spread across their three sites around Place Saint Sulpice in Paris. It is a true invitation, through paintings and photographs, to a world tour at the roots of the eternal feminine.
The exhibited works were created by painters Fabrizio Ruggiero and Simon Clavière-Schiele, and photographers Marc Riboud and Floriane de Lassée.
Famous or anonymous, the women portrayed share the common thread of having marked their era through a stance or a gesture that forever changed the course of history.
This free exhibition is spread across three cultural spaces around or not far from Place Saint-Sulpice:
- Maison de la Chine at 76, rue Bonaparte 75006 Paris
- Maison des Amériques at 3, rue Cassette 75006 Paris
- Maison de l’Afrique at 90, rue Bonaparte 75006 Paris
Painting and Photography Exhibition: Women of the World
From March 2nd to June 6th, 2015
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A Sunday for the girls at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile
On Sunday, March 8th, as part of International Women’s Day, the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile hotel is teaming up with the Boudoir des Cocottes to offer its female clientele a special day, as well as a beauty session.
Choice of:
- a moment with friends over a brunch from 12 pm to 3 pm at Restaurant La Fayette with a wide selection of desserts (39 € per adult / 19 € per child up to 6 years old).
- a relaxing moment in a beauty van privatized for the occasion with a nail polish application or a beauty treatment.
a sunset over Paris at Bar La Vue with a tribute to the hit series “Sex and the City” and the cocktail titled “Carrie in Paris” (25 €), a revisited version of the Cosmopolitan, Carrie Bradshaw’s favorite cocktail, but this time with white cranberry juice.
The tip:
for all hotel and Restaurant La Fayette guests, a free hand polish or facial beauty treatment in a beauty van parked in front of the hotel from 10 am to 5 pm.
Restaurant La Fayette / Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile
3, Place du Général Koenig / 75017 Paris
For reservations: 01 40 68 51 19
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A rose for the ladies at the Mövenpick Neuilly Hotel
A rose will be offered to all female guests who lunch at the Brasserie Victor Hugo of the Mövenpick Paris Neuilly hotel on Friday, March 6th.
Mövenpick Hotel Paris Neuilly
58 boulevard Victor Hugo 92 200 Neuilly-sur-Seine
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Rose distribution in cafes across France
On the occasion of Women’s Day, several bars, brasseries, and restaurants in France will also be giving away roses to their female customers via the “Femmes en Fête” operation, and it’s always a lovely gesture!
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Women in prison at the Mayenne Castle Museum
For International Women’s Day and as part of the exhibition In the shadow of the walls, when the castle was a prison, the Mayenne Castle Museum is organizing a dual-perspective visit, featuring Fanny Bugnon, a historian and specialist in the history of women in the 19th century, and Anne-Laure Cronier, a museum cultural mediator.
From the evolution of women’s rights to portraits of female prisoners, it is the role of women in 19th-century society, as “guardians of morality,” that will be depicted during this tour.
For what crimes were women imprisoned? For how long? What was their daily life like? These are just some of the insights provided by the visit, which offers a different look at the Mayenne prison and the incarceration of women since the 19th century.
The sentences, prison registers, and judgments tell a long story about the incarceration conditions for women. Guilty of adultery, attempted abortion… these sentences rarely touched the Mayenne prison, which mainly hosted thieves, beggars, and vagrants, thus shedding light on an impoverished population, far from the image of modernity and social progress carried by the 19th century.
Visit: When the prisoner was a woman on March 8th, 2015 at 3:30 pm
Mayenne Castle Museum
place Juhel 53100 Mayenne
Individual rates: 4€ / audioguides: 2€
The tip: free for those under 18, job seekers, and on the 1st Sunday of every month
Reduced rate: 3€ (group of 10+ people, people with disabilities, 18-25 years old)
Cultural activities: 5€ per person (outings, family workshop, youth workshop)
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Ladies’ week at Mazagan
Mazagan is offering a great promotion for Women’s Day for 2 adults and 2 children under 12:
- Accommodation and breakfast
- Dinner buffet at the Market Place to explore flavors from the 4 corners of the world.- Free access to sports activities: fitness, tennis, and biking
- Free access to the three kids clubs: Baby club, Kids club, and Rush club
At the price of 166€ for a double room (or single if the “lady” comes alone).
An opportunity for the ladies to treat themselves (or be treated) at the spa with the brand new Carita treatments, for the gentlemen to improve their swing with the new Nike Golf Academy technology, for couples to dine at “La Cave,” Mazagan’s brand new bistro-style restaurant, and for children to discover farm animals, a kart circuit scaled just for them, and galloping on the beach on ponies.
This offer is valid from March 1st to 8th and surprises are planned for the ladies for Women’s Day
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A manicure in the sky!
Glosspod (corporate manicure service) will be present on flight B0 0100 at 4:50 pm Paris – New York on Sunday, March 8th for International Women’s Day.
La Compagnie has called on the brand to offer a manicure during the flight! On this same day (March 8th), Glosspod will also be associated with Cab (chauffeur service) with the GlossCab, a manicure service during car rides.
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Sport gives women a boost
For International Women’s Day, the ASPTT Sports Federation is getting women moving all over France on Saturday, March 7th and Sunday, March 8th, 2015 with numerous free activities.
ASPTT Paris is also inviting women from the entire Paris region to discover numerous sports activities for free, led by qualified instructors.
On the program: boxing fitness, zumba, yoga…
Jules Ladoumègue Sports Center
1 avenue de la porte de pantin, 75019 Paris
Saturday, March 7th, 2015 from 9 am to 7 pm
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To find the events closest to you, you can take a look at this interactive map.
Otherwise, wherever you are, don’t hesitate to check; there is bound to be an event or a top tip near you, and above all, I’ll take this opportunity to wish all my readers a happy holiday!
