One in three women and girls around the world do not have a decent toilet of their own, and one in nine do not have clean water close to home. This International Women’s Day on 8 March 2018 is a time to highlight the impact a lack of clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene has on women and girls unlocking their potential. While there is a growing voice for women’s rights in the MeToo movement and global calls for pay equity, in the developing world women and girls spend hours each day collecting water and finding somewhere to go to the toilet. “Globally, women and girls bear the burden of walking long distances every day to collect water for their families, babies die as a result of mothers giving birth in unhygienic health care facilities and girls miss and drop out of school because there are no appropriate menstrual hygiene services. Access to clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene frees women’s time and improves health, enabling them to pursue a career, take up leadership roles in their community, to get an education, and take steps out of poverty,” said WaterAid Australia Chief Executive Rosie Wheen.