The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World and the Elsevier Foundation celebrated the 2023 OWSD-EF Awards for Women Scientists, with researchers from Benin, Bolivia, Guatemala, Palestine, Mongolia, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Awarding women scientists means not only recognizing their impressive work but empowering them to be role models. Read more about these incredible women! This article relates to SDG 5, Gender Equality.