In celebration of International Women’s Day (8 March 2018), 63 stock exchanges around the world host a bell ringing ceremony to raise awareness of the pivotal role the private sector can play in advancing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and women’s empowerment. Now in its fourth iteration, Ring the Bell for Gender Equality is a partnership between UN Women, UN Global Compact, Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, International Finance Corporation, Women in ETFs and World Federation of Exchanges. Pictured: The series of events is kicked off in New York on with a bell ringing at Nasdaq in collaboration with UN Women. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Director of UN Women, will be joined by Adena Friedman, President and CEO of Nasdaq, to ring the Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell.