Over 100 exchanges across the world are holding bell ringing events to open markets on International Women’s Day (8 March) in support for gender equality.
For the seventh consecutive year, the worldwide exchanges will ring in partnership with Women in ETFs, IFC, Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative, UN Global Compact, UN Women, and the World Federation of Exchanges.
The bell ringing started on 1 March in countdown to International Women’s Day and will last for two weeks.
The UN Women’s theme for International Women’s Day 2021 is ‘Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world’ and celebrates the efforts by women around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
A statement from Women in ETFs leadership said: “There is a natural synergy for Women in ETFs to celebrate International Women’s Day with bell ringings. Gender equality is central to driving the global economy and the private sector has an important role to play. Our mission is to create opportunities for professional development and advancement of women by expanding connections among women and men in the financial industry.”
The list of exchanges and organisations that have registered to hold an in person or virtual bell ringing event are shown below:
| Exchange/Organisation | Location | Date of Event |
| Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos (BYMA) | Argentina | 11-Mar |
| Armenia Securities Exchange | Armenia | TBD |
| Australian Securities Exchange | Australia | 08-Mar |
| Chi-X Australia | Australia | TBD |
| Sydney Stock Exchange | Australia | 04-Mar |
| Wiener Börse | Austria | 08-Mar |
| Baku Stock Exchange | Azerbaijan | 09-Mar |
| Bahrain Bourse | Bahrain | 08-Mar |
| Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd | Bangladesh | 14-Mar |
| Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange | Belarus | 05-Mar |
| Euronext Brussels | Belgium | 08-Mar |
| Banja Luka Stock Exchange | Bosnia and Herzegovina | TBD |
| Botswana Stock Exchange | Botswana | 08-Mar |
| B3 – Brasil Bolsa Balcão | Brazil | 08-Mar |
| Bulgarian Stock Exchange | Bulgaria | 08-Mar |
| NEO Exchange | Canada | 08-Mar |
| Toronto Stock Exchange | Canada | 12-Mar |
| Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago | Chile | 09-Mar |
| Shanghai Stock Exchange | China | 08-Mar |
| Shenzhen Stock Exchange | China | 05-Mar |
| Taipei Exchange | Chinese Taipei | TBD |
| Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp. | Chinese Taipei | TBD |
| Bolsa de Valores de Colombia | Colombia | 09-Mar |
| Bolsa Nacional de Valores | Costa Rica | 11-Mar |
| Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières S.A. | Côte d’Ivoire | 08-Mar |
| Zagreb Stock Exchange | Croatia | 08-Mar |
| Nasdaq Copenhagen | Denmark | 08-Mar |
| Bolsa de Valores de Quito | Ecuador | 09-Mar |
| The Egyptian Exchange | Egypt | 09-Mar |
| Nasdaq Helsinki | Finland | 08-Mar |
| Euronext Paris | France | 08-Mar |
| Georgian Stock Exchange | Georgia | 10-Mar |
| Deutsche Börse AG | Germany | 08-Mar |
| Ghana Stock Exchange | Ghana | 10-Mar |
| Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) | Greece | 08-Mar |
| The National Stock Exchange | Guatemala | TBD |
| Bolsa de Valores Honduras | Honduras | 12-Mar |
| Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing | Hong Kong | TBD |
| Nasdaq Iceland | Iceland | 08-Mar |
| Bombay Stock Exchange | India | 08-Mar |
| National Stock Exchange of India Limited | India | 08-Mar |
| Indonesia Stock Exchange | Indonesia | 09-Mar |
| Tehran Stock Exchange | Iran | TBD |
| Euronext Dublin | Ireland | 08-Mar |
| Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange | Israel | 08-Mar |
| Borsa Italiana | Italy | 08-Mar |
| Jamaica stock Exchange | Jamaica | 08-Mar |
| Japan Exchange Group, Inc. | Japan | 08-Mar |
| Amman Stock Exchange | Jordan | TBD |
| Exchange/Organisation | Location | Date of Event |
| Kazakhstan Stock Exchange | Kazakhstan | 05-Mar |
| Nairobi Securities Exchange | Kenya | 11-Mar |
| Boursa Kuwait | Kuwait | 08-Mar |
| Kyrgyz Stock Exchange CJSC | Kyrgyzstan | 10-Mar |
| Beirut Stock Exchange | Lebanon | 08-Mar |
| Luxembourg Stock Exchange | Luxembourg | 08-Mar |
| Macedonian Stock Exchange | Macedonia | 08-Mar |
| Bursa Malaysia | Malaysia | 08-Mar |
| Malta Stock Exchange | Malta | 08-Mar |
| BIVA (Bolsa Institucional de Valores) | Mexico | 08-Mar |
| Bolsa Mexicana de Valores | Mexico | 09-Mar |
| Bourse de Casablanca | Morocco | TBD |
| Namibian Stock Exchange | Namibia | TBD |
| Nepal Stock Exchange Limited | Nepal | TBD |
| Euronext Amsterdam | Netherlands | 08-Mar |
| NZX Limited | New Zealand | 08-Mar |
| FMDQ Securities Exchange PLC | Nigeria | 08-Mar |
| Nigerian Stock Exchange | Nigeria | 08-Mar |
| Oslo Børs | Norway | 08-Mar |
| Pakistan Stock Exchange | Pakistan | TBD |
| Palestine Exchange | Palestine | 10-Mar |
| Bolsa de Valores y Productos de Assuncion S.A. | Paraguay | TBD |
| Bolsa de Valores de Panama S.A. | Panama | 10-Mar |
| Bolsa de Valores de Lima | Peru | TBD |
| The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. | Philippines | 08-Mar |
| Warsaw Stock Exchange | Poland | 08-Mar |
| Euronext Lisbon | Portugal | 08-Mar |
| Qatar Stock Exchange | Qatar | 08-Mar |
| Bucharest Stock Exchange | Romania | 08-Mar |
| Moscow Exchange | Russia | 9-10 March |
| Rwanda Stock Exchange | Rwanda | TBD |
| Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) | Saudi Arabia | 08-Mar |
| Belgrade Stock Exchange | Serbia | 11-Mar |
| Singapore Exchange | Singapore | 08-Mar |
| Johannesburg Stock Exchange | South Africa | 08-Mar |
| BME – Bolsas y Mercados Españoles | Spain | 08-Mar |
| Colombo Stock Exchange | Sri Lanka | 08-Mar |
| Nasdaq Stockholm | Sweden | 08-Mar |
| SIX Swiss Exchange | Switzerland | 08-Mar |
| Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange | Tanzania | 08-Mar |
| Stock Exchange of Thailand | Thailand | 08-Mar |
| Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange | Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies | 8-9 or 10 Mar |
| Tunis Stock Exchange | Tunisia | 08-Mar |
| Uganda Securities Exchange | Uganda | TBD |
| Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange | United Arab Emirates | 08-Mar |
| Dubai Financial Market | United Arab Emirates | 08-Mar |
| Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange | United Arab Emirates | 08-Mar |
| Aquis Exchange PLC | United Kingdom | 08-Mar |
| London Stock Exchange Group | United Kingdom | 08-Mar |
| Exchange/Organisation | Location | Date of Event |
| Bolsa de Valores de Montevideo | Uruguay | 05-Mar |
| Cboe Global Markets | USA | 08-Mar |
| Intercontinental Exchange |NYSE | USA | 04-Mar |
| Nasdaq – US | USA | 01-Mar |
| The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) | USA | 08-Mar |
| Hochiminh Stock Exchange | Vietnam | 08-Mar |
| Zimbabwe Stock Exchange | Zimbabwe | 08-Mar |
