Around the world, women and girls are the most likely to be responsible for gathering water and fuel for their households. Women are disproportionately affected by impacts of water scarcity, climate change, and natural disasters. Despite these adverse impacts, there are many examples of women being powerful catalysts for change. And in spite of their unique experiences and valuable perspectives, gender is often missing from water management policies, and often absent from the decision-making process. With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, world leaders placed inclusiveness at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Founded on the Dublin Principles (1992), GWP has always had diversity, inclusion, and gender equality as core values. It has advocated for water governance frameworks to capture these essential principles. This Action Piece is an evidence-based call to action to all actors to build more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable societies.