Tamworth's the Zonta Club to host International Women's Day forum featuring Downtown Magazine's Anna Davis

A women's advocacy group in Tamworth, the Zonta Club, is hosting a forum putting a diverse range of speakers to the forefront.

Anna Davis, editor in chief of Downtown Magazine, will join Marjorie Pagani, CEO of Angel Flight Australia, Mary Diekmann, nurse practitioner with insight on Aboriginal health, and Hayat* on the plight of women and girls in Iran, on the panel.

Hayat, who's name has been changed due to the dangers of advocating for freedom for Iranian women and girls, migrated to Australia despite having a good job and financial situation in her home country.

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"I couldn't be happy there, the dictatorial government meant we were not free," she said.

"There was lots of gender discrimination."

She plans to use her position on the panel to explain why she came to Australia, and share the difficulties that women are facing in Iran, and the uprising, with the people of Tamworth.

"But, still they are growing and shining, and they are fighting for their rights," she said.

"I want to find a way how we can support them, because at the moment there is an uprising against the government, against the regime in Iran."

She hopes to share ideas on how the local community in the city can support their plight.

"Because they are human, they are women," she said.

"And I think the women freedom in Iran will inspire other parts of the world to have equality for both women and men."

Downtown Magazine's Anna Davis thinks women can have it all, just not all at once.

"I think I'm either being a really good mum, or I'm being really good at my job, I'm not doing both well, at the same time," she said.

Ms Davis will share with the attendees at the forum the trials and tribulations of her career across the past 10 years.

"I don't think there's anything now stopping a woman from getting to the very top of her game, there is just nothing stopping anyone anymore," she said.

"But, if you do want to have kids, and if you do want to have a family, you've got to understand that that choice comes with a certain sacrifice in whether it be your business, or vice versa.

"I want to talk about my way of muddling through the last 10 years and what the business looked like at certain times, because it wasn't always good."

The forum will be held at 2pm Sunday 5 March, at Tamworth West's Leagues Club.

Tickets to the high tea can be purchased via Tamworth Zonta's Facebook page.

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