Happy International Women's Day This year's theme is #EmbraceEquity . You may ask, why Equity? Is it not the same as Equality? Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances, and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome. Equality has opened doors that were previously closed to many. Equity provides us with the resources and individual support needed to reach the doors in order to walk through them. By #EmbracingEquity everyone gets a chance to succeed and the tools needed to do so. "Equality is giving everyone a shoe. Equity is giving everyone a shoe that fits." - Susan K. Gardner, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Education at Oregon State University