The Bianca Spender brand was founded with the intention to champion and highlight women. Through all that we do we look to inspire, uplift and connect to women. This International Women’s Day we tap into the women who inspire us, asking them to share their own personalised message to the incredible women and girls of the world.
Scroll on to discover the insightful words of mothers, daughters, artists, designers and leaders in environmental impact.
WHAT MESSAGE DO YOU HAVE FOR WOMEN IN CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY?
Dana Tomić Hughes, Founder & Editor, Yellow Trace
“To the fellow women who feel everything deeply, those who make overthinking an Olympic sport. Argh! All those qualities once deemed 'too feminine' or 'too soft' are exactly what the world needs now. Your deep feelings and fierce care are unruly tools for change. Here's to all of us embracing our full, messy, glorious selves as we contribute to a world with more love and honesty, less ego, more connection, and less division. And perhaps most importantly — let's be gentler with ourselves along the way. (I'm definitely writing this note for myself, too!)”
Indivi Sutton, Artist
“As an artist my work is inspired by many women, who inform and inspire my own evolution and the creation of my work. The thoughts that are related to deep feeling and its transformation into my paintings become the voice to release a response from the viewer, a silent communication and conversation of metamorphosis.
As women to become tangibly present, to shine and to be seen, to sound and to be heard, to speak and to be read embodies freedom. This quote by Hannah Arendt is one that I hold as a way forward and a message of how to embrace the present. “Fearlessness is what love seeks. Love as craving is determined by its goal, and this goal is freedom from fear. Such fearlessness exists only in the complete calm that can no longer be shaken by events expected of the future."
Bianca Spender, Founder & Designer
“Believe in you. Emphasise your flaws. Embrace your differences!”
Hannon Cozzametto, CEO & Founder, AirRobe
“Dare to dream big and act boldly. Sometimes sheer conviction will open doors you never knew existed. While true leadership often begins with listening, there are moments where we, women must jump into the void without waiting for permission. Emma Watson put it best: ‘If not me, who? If not now, when?’”
Jose Bryce Smith, Founder, O&M
“I’ve never seen being a woman in business as a disadvantage. Over the years, people have doubted me or said it couldn’t be done, but their opinions are their business—not mine. The real superpower is not attaching yourself to what others think.
On International Women’s Day, I want to remind every woman: we are the masters of our own destiny. Anything is possible when you focus on what you can do and get out of your own way.”
Jessica Montague, Executive Editor, VOGUE
“The theme for 2025 is March Forward and about turning promises into progress, so my message is to be more proactive than ever before this International Women’s Day. Don’t just sit back and passively ‘celebrate’. Think about how you can actively uplift, empower, support, advocate and champion women around you. Challenge yourself to help create change and shift sentiment in your own personal way that’s authentic to you.”
Geraldine Hakewill, Actor
“I love being a woman, and I love the women in my life who are some of the most compassionate and resilient human beings I know. All I want for International Women’s Day is a global movement of fundamental human goodness to start to take over the world. Is that too much to ask? May we all be more inclusive of others, more nurturing of ourselves and more able to sit with the hard truths - like all the women I know are able to.”
Liandra Gaykamangu, Founder & Creative Director
“To all the incredible women around the world—your strength, resilience, and brilliance inspire generations. You are leaders, innovators, nurturers, and changemakers. Your voice matters, your dreams are valid, and your impact is immeasurable. May today be a reminder of how far we've come and how much more we can achieve together. Keep breaking barriers, lifting each other up, and shining in every space you step into.”
Jasmin Tarasin, Filmmaker
“I think the quote that resonates with me this year for International Women’s Day is from Georgia O Keefe - It is not enough to be nice in this life, you have to have nerve.”
Hannah Diviney, Author, Actor & Advocate
“You are enough. You deserve to be where you are. You've earned it, not just out of luck but out of hard work. Own the space you take up. And although it will be uncomfortable, learn to settle into and wield your power. Use it for amplifying other women, especially those who don't necessarily look like you. For having hard conversations and bringing men in. Hold the door open, relish the magnitude of community and even if you're not the one who lit the match to burn and remake a system, definitely be someone holding a torch.”