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On Tuesday 8 March, people around the world will be celebrating the achievements of women while calling for greater equality in the name of International Women's Day.

This year’s theme is #PledgeForParity to honour this day and to celebrate female success in the music industry, whilst still recognising the long journey we are still on for gender equality.

After successfully hosting our first ever Women in Music Event in March 2015, the Musicians' Union will once again be celebrating International Women's Day by hosting Women in Music 2016 in Manchester.

The first half of the day consists of Women in Industry Presentations with speakers from PRSF, PPL, Brighter Sound, CC Skills and the White Ribbon Campaign (Music Project).

Following this will be a panel discussion exploring ‘Challenges, Attitudes, Barriers and Positive Discrimination’.