The radio station will celebrate International Women’s Day with a run of female presenters and composers.

ABC Classic FM will celebrate International Women’s Day with a 24-hour all female line-up on March 8. Eight female Classic FM presenters will introduce 146 works written by more than 70 women composers. Half of the works will be Australian, with many performed by female musicians.

“I’m thrilled about our stellar all-female line-up,” said Classic FM’s Acting Content Director Kat McGuffie. “We’ve got Australia’s rising stars in classical broadcasting and icons of the industry, like Margaret Throsby who celebrates 50 years on air this week. They’ll bring you great music all day, playing crowd favourites and unearthing hidden gems. I’m particularly excited about our free lunch-time concert at the State Library of Victoria, with an all-female cast and crew, and music spanning 1000 years, all composed by women.”

“I’ve been a broadcaster for 50 years now, and I have seen many changes to our industry,” Margaret Throsby told Limelight. “Of course I support International Women’s Day on ABC Classic FM, but I do look forward to a time when it’s no longer deemed necessary – when women achieve absolute equality and the day becomes...