International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026

• The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated every year on February 11th.

• It aims to raise awareness about the role of women in achieving development goals.

• This year, the 11th edition of the Day of Women and Girls in Science was celebrated worldwide.

• The theme of the Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026 was “From vision to impact: Redefining STEM by closing the gender gap.”

• The focus of the Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026 will shift from suggestions and ideas to showcasing existing good practices and solutions to build a more inclusive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) ecosystem.

• In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared February 11th as the Day of Women and Girls in Science.