International Parity at Work Day
UK Foreign Office and ILOSTAT publications have recognized International Parity at Work Day; trade-union guidance places it on January 11.
Date and recurrence
11 January
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is International / workplace gender-parity awareness observance recognized in institutional publications. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office blog — inaugural International Parity at Work DayGovernment Publication
- ILOSTAT — International Parity at Work Day contextInternational Organization Publication
- Advance union — International Parity at Work DayTrade Union Publication
Frequently asked questions
When is International Parity at Work Day?
11 January The stored recurrence guidance is: 11 January.
Does International Parity at Work Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is International Parity at Work Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: International / workplace gender-parity awareness observance recognized in institutional publications. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes International Parity at Work Day?
The stored designation basis is: UK Foreign Office and ILOSTAT publications have recognized International Parity at Work Day; trade-union guidance places it on January 11.. Supporting provenance includes UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office blog — inaugural International Parity at Work Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is International Parity at Work Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: International / workplace gender-parity awareness observance recognized in institutional publications. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.
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