Research suggests it will take until 2158 to reach full gender parity at the current rate of progress. Business leaders must shift their mindset to accelerate action.

Today, we celebrate the incredible women that have helped make our lives so great. This year, the theme is “Accelerate Action." The International Women’s Day website says the theme “calls for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systemic barriers and biases that women face, both in personal and professional spheres.”

It emphasizes closing the pay gap, increasing female leadership, improving education and healthcare access, tackling gender-based violence, and promoting male allyship. This year’s theme is a call for urgent,