 International Women's Day is a worldwide call for gender equality. To mark this day, the IAEA brought together a group of women who play a key role in the nuclear power industry. We're here today to celebrate the accomplishments of women in the field of nuclear science and engineering. In the nuclear sector, the workforce is still dominated primarily by men. This is something Mary Alice Hayward is motivated to change at the IAEA. My vision for gender equality is about bringing a greater number of women to the forefront of the nuclear field and tackling cultural stereotypes by showing our peers, leaders, young people, everyone that it's a technical merit that matters the most. If you're very good then it should matter what gender you are. Our attitudes, our collective mindset, what we say and how we act, this is where I see vast potential for transformation. The proportion of women in senior management positions at the IAEA is now higher than it has ever been, at 29 percent. This is a progress, but it is not good enough. My goal in the coming years is to appoint more women to a very senior position in the agency. The IAEA is showing that it's possible to break barriers for the women in the nuclear field, but to achieve gender equality more needs to be done. In Vienna, Austria, this is Alexandra Anapanich reporting for the IAEA.