Today, women continue to represent less than one third of the world's researchers (see the UNESCO factsheet). Closing the gender gap matters not only for fairness, but also for the quality, relevance and impact of science, technology and innovation.
Building on the 2024 UNESCO Call to Action “Closing the Gender Gap in Science” and the 2025 “Imagine a world with more women in science #EveryVoiceInScience” campaign, the 2026 International Day of Women and Girls in Science shifts the focus from recommendations and reflection to showcasing existing good practices and solutions for building more inclusive Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) ecosystems.
A hybrid one-day event will take place on Wednesday, 11 February 2026 at UNESCO Headquarters under the theme From Vision to Impact: Redefining STEM by Closing the Gender Gap. Organized in collaboration with Femmes@Numérique, it will place particular emphasis on new and emerging technologies and their influence on gender equality.
This celebration will bring together Member States, rising and renowned scientists (including from the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Programme and OWSD Chapters), stakeholders from the public and private sectors, UNESCO scientific networks, journalists and students.

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