You are probably aware of the numerous benefits a diverse and inclusive workplace has on both its employees and the company. Some examples are high employee retention, increased innovation, increased profits and improved employee wellbeing. Despite this, senior roles are 33 times more likely to go to upper-class white men than ethnic minority women. Also, in the United Kingdom, only 25% of tech employees are from ethnic minority groups, with 5% identifying as Black. Therefore, it is essential that we do what we can to increase these numbers.
One way to show your support for diversity and inclusion in the workplace is by celebrating important days. So, we have put together a calendar with noteworthy inclusion dates as well as prominent religious days. However, for an extensive calendar of religious holidays, please see Diversity Resources’ 2025 calendar.
2024 Diversity and Inclusion dates
January
1st – World Day of Peace
4th – World Braille Day
6th – Epiphany (Christian)
7th – Orthodox Christmas
13th – Lohri Maghi (Sikh)
14th- Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)
17th – International Mentoring Day
19th – World Religion Day
20th – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
27th – Holocaust Memorial Day
29th – Lunar New Year
February
LGBT History Month
1st – World Hijab Day
2nd – Imbolc (Pagan and Wiccan)
3rd – 9th – UK Race Equality Week
4th – World Cancer Day
6th – Time to Talk Day
9th – Autism Sunday
11th – International Day of Women and Girls in Science
15th – Nirvana Day (Buddhist)
16th – Vasant Panchami (Hindu)
20th – World Day of Social Justice
26th – Maha Shivratri (Hindu)
27th – Lailat al Miraj (Islam)
28th – Ramandan starts (Islam)
28th – International Stand up to Bullying Day
March
1st – International Wheelchair Day
1st – Zero Discrimination Day
3rd – World Hearing Day
4th – Shrove Tuesday (Christian)
5th – Ash Wednesday & Lent Starts (Christian)
8th – International Women’s Day
13th – 14th – Purim (Judaism)
14th- Nanakshani – New Year (Sikh)
15th – 18th – Hola Mohalla (Sikh)
17th – 23th – Neurodiversity Celebration Week
18th – 24th – British Sign Language Week
20th – International Day of Happiness
21st – World Downs Syndrome Day
21st – International Day for the Elimination of Racism
24th – World Tuberculosis (TB) Day
30th – World Bipolar Day
30th – Eid al-Fitr (Islam)
31st – International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
National Autism Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month
2nd – 8th – World Autism Acceptance Week
2nd – World Autism Awareness Day
6th – International Asexuality Day
6th – Laylat al-Qadr (Islam)
7th – World Health Day
12th – The Memorial of Jesus’ Death (Jehovah’s Witness)
12nd – 20th – Passover (Judaism)
18th – Good Friday (Christian)
19th – Vaisakhi (Hindu, Sikh)
20th – Easter Sunday (Christian)
21st – Easter Monday (Christian)
22nd – Earth Day
24th – International Girls in ICT Day
26th – Lesbian Visibility Day
May
Mental Health Awareness Month
4th – International Family Equality Day
5th – 11th – Deaf Awareness Week
14th – National Staff Networks Day
15th – Global Accessibility Awareness Day
17th – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
21st – Cultural Diversity Day
24th – Pansexual Visibility Day
June
Pride Month
Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Awareness Month
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month
1st – Global Day of Parents
1st – 3rd – Shavuot (Judaism)
2nd – 8th – Volunteers Week
6th – 10th – Eid Al-Adha (Islam)
8th – Race Unity Day
9th – 15th – Carers Week
14th – Eid Al-Ghadir (Islam)
15th – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16th – Neurodiversity Pride Day
16th – Guru Arjan Martyrdom (Sikh)
16th – 22nd – Refugee Week
18th – Autistic Pride Day
18th – UN: International Day of Countering Hate Speech
23rd – Women in Engineering Day
July
Disability Pride Month
14th – International Non-Binary Persons Day
15th – World Youth Skills Day
17th July – 18th August – South Asian Heritage Month
18th – Nelson Mandela Day
24th – Pioneer Day (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
27th – Muharram – New Year (Islam)
August
1st – 7th – World Breastfeeding Week
9th – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
19th – World Humanitarian Day
23rd – International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
26th – US: Women’s Equality Day
September
East and South East Asian Heritage Month
World Alzheimer’s Month
5th – International Day of Charity
5th – Mawlid al-Nabi (Islam)
6th – 10th – International Week of Happiness at Work
10th – World Suicide Prevention Day
18th – International Equal Pay Day
19th – Youth Mental Health Day
21st – UN International Day of Peace
21st – World Alzheimer’s Day
22nd – 24th – Rosh Hashanah (Judaism)
23rd – International Day of Sign Languages
23rd – Bi Visibility Day
29th – 5th September – National Inclusion Week
October
Black History Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
World Blindness Awareness Month
World Menopause Month
Global Diversity Awareness Month
ADHD Awareness Month
1st – International Day of Older Persons
1st – Yom Kippur (Judaism)
2nd – Dusherra (Hindu)
9th – World Sight Day
9th – 15th – Baby Loss Awareness Week
10th – World Mental Health Day
11th – Coming Out Day
15th – International Pronouns Day
18th – World Menopause Day
20th – Diwali (Hindu, Sikh and Jain)
26th – Intersex Awareness Day
November
Movember / Men’s Health Awareness Month
Islamophobia Awareness Month
5th – National Stress Awareness Day
9th – Remembrance Sunday
12th – 18th – Transgender Awareness Week
13th – World Kindness Day
14th – World Diabetes Day
16th – International Day for Tolerance
17th- Anti-Bullying Week
19th – International Men’s Day
20th – Transgender Day of Remembrance
25th – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
December
1st – World AIDS Day
2nd – International Day for the Abolishment of Slavery
3rd – International Day of Persons with Disabilities