We are excited to join the global community in celebrating International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8th. This year's theme, "Embrace Equity," highlights the importance of recognizing and addressing the unique challenges and experiences of women.

As part of our celebration, we spotlight six women in STEM, who are forging the way with notable scientific advances. To show our solidarity and support for #embraceequity, we have put together a collage of MDPI colleagues from our global offices. We have also curated a list of publications on topics related to gender equity, women in the workplace and women’s health.

We also want to remind everyone that all research published in MDPI journals is available open access, allowing practitioners, policy makers, and people around the world to access the latest scientific knowledge to build upon and share.

Although we still have a long way to go to achieve gender equality, this day also provides an opportunity to celebrate the progress made and inspire further action towards a more just and equitable world. Join us in solidarity to celebrate the progress towards equality and equity for women around the world.

Happy International Women's Day from everyone at MDPI!

Journal Recommendation

• Laboring to Conceive: Reducing Barriers to Fertility Care for Same-Sex Mothers Pursuing Parenthood
  Women 2022, 2, 44-55. https://doi.org/10.3390/women2010005

• Body Size, Fertility, and Reproductive Justice: Examining the Complex Interplay between BMI, Reproductive Health, and Access to Care
  Women 2022, 2, 93-101. https://doi.org/10.3390/women2020011

• Pulmonary Embolism in Women: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature
  J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis. 2022, 9, 234. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd9080234

• And Still She Rises: Policies for Improving Women’s Health for a More Equitable Post-Pandemic World
  Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 10104. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610104

• A Qualitative Systematic Review of Experiences and Barriers Faced by Migrant Women with Perinatal Depression in Canada
  Women 2023, 3, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.3390/women3010001

• Child Marriage and Later-Life Risk of Obesity in Women: A Cohort Analysis Using Nationally Representative Repeated Cross-Sectional Data from Tajikistan
  Women 2023, 3, 53-70. https://doi.org/10.3390/women3010004

• The Impact of Women Power on Firm Value
  Adm. Sci. 2022, 12, 93. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci12030093

• Employers’ Perceived Career Impact of Canada’s Parental-Leave Extension from 35 to 61 Weeks—“An Empty Gift”
  Merits 2022, 2, 170-186. https://doi.org/10.3390/merits2030013

• Developing Women’s Authenticity in Leadership
  Merits 2022, 2, 408-426. https://doi.org/10.3390/merits2040029

• The Lived Experience of Gender and Gender Equity Policies at a Regional Australian University
  Soc. Sci. 2020, 9, 115. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci9070115

• Women and Nature: An Ecofeminist Reading of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus
  Literature 2022, 2, 179-188. https://doi.org/10.3390/literature2030015

• A Case for a Polyphonic Anthropology: Giving Voice to Experiences of Women of Color
  Religions 2022, 13, 868. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13090868

• Association of Male Partners’ Gender-Equitable Attitudes and Behaviors with Young Mothers’ Postpartum Family Planning and Maternal Health Outcomes in Kinshasa, DRC
  Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12182. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912182

• Gender and Empowerment by Nursing Students: Representations, Discourses and Perspectives
  Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 535. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010535

• Sex, Gender, and the Regulation of Prescription Drugs: Omissions and Opportunities
  Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 2962. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042962