This Thursday, WeWork’s Dupont Circle location will offer cocktails and conversation beginning at 5 p.m. A program at 6 p.m. will feature speakers like Asha Sharma Anthony, managing director for the D.C. chapter of the Society for International Development, and Sarah Bruno, executive director of the Public Leadership Education Network. The topic of discussion will be about what ways the public can support women leaders right now. This event is hosted by the Vicente Ferrer Foundation, the Malala Fund, and the Public Leadership Education Network.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, this cidery will offer an evening of ciders (made from women-owned cideries), cocktails, and women’s health initiatives. Donations from this event on Thursday will benefit Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, D.C.

Starting at 6:30 p.m. and running through 10 p.m., the L2 Lounge & Events Venue will host an International Women’s Day celebration with four hours of art, music, and cocktails. Local artists will be featured, including Atousa Raissyan, Irene Clouthier, and Dominique Fierro.

On March 8, GW THiNK will present their third annual International Women’s Day panel discussion, this time focused on problems faced by North Korean women in the DPRK and as refugees in China. Joining the event as hosts are the GW Institute for Korean Studies and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies. This event will be located at the Marvin Center Betts Theatre at George Washington University.

Amongst high-level women across government, learn about career navigation strategies and discuss how to inspire the younger generation to pursue government fields. There will also be a panel with guests that will include Assistant to the Army Deputy Chief of Staff Kathleen Miller, U.S. Postal Service Director of Small Business Engagement Mary P. Anderson, and National Nuclear Security Administration Nuclear Physicist Dr. Njema Frazier. This event will be on March 20 in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s main auditorium.