Dermalogica has joined forces with the United Nations to rally global attention around International Women’s Day through its non-profit arm, FITE throughout the month of March.
Known equally well for their philanthropy projects as for their skincare line, professional brand Dermalogica have teamed up with UN Women and the United Nations Foundation to work to move the global gender equality agenda forward on local, national and international levels.
Engaging citizens and organisations from coast to coast, the brand will champion the economic empowerment of women through a series of events and activations.
It’s also a key partner in the United Nation’s Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity celebrations, which will shine a light on the efforts underway to support women and women’s entrepreneurship globally.
“This year, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the declaration that women’s rights are human rights,” said Dermalogica’s director of global impact for FITE, Natalie Byrne.
“It’s a banner year for women and girls. We are proud to be a partner with UN Women and The United Nations Foundation to lend our support and raise our voices for progress around the world.”
In recognition of this year’s International Women’s Day theme, Make It Happen, Dermalogica Australia will also support The Sydney Community Foundation’s Sydney Women’s Fund Project, The Violet Room, aimed at transforming the lives of women and their families in Western Sydney.
The Violet Room project provides access to education and training and enables women who are facing barriers to education and employment, such as socioeconomic disadvantage, an opportunity to run their own small businesses providing beauty, massage and nail treatments to the Liverpool community. Past graduates have also moved on to establish their own beauty-based small businesses.
“We’re incredibly proud to support the project. It allows us to shine a light on an industry that empowers women economically. The professional salon and spa industry puts more women into their own business than any other profession in the world,” said Dermalogica Australia general manager, Suzette Cassie.
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