The Commission on Women and Gender Studies (The Women’s Commission) of the DHST/IUHPS was created in 1981 at the 16th International Congress in Bucharest, with Margaret Rossiter as its first President. This Commission is an unusual one, when compared to the other Commissions for the history of disciplines in the DHST, because of its dual mandate: the Women’s Commission deals with the history of women in science, technology, and medicine, but also with the acceptance of women colleagues in scientific disciplines. The aim of the Women’s Commission is two-fold: (1) to support research on women and gender in science, technology, and medicine, from ancient time until the present day, in all scientific areas and disciplines, and from different perspectives; (2) to promote women scientists and scholars in our discipline; support women as candidates for different positions in the DHST and the IUHPS; and recommend that both its Committees and Program strive to achieve a gender balance. The Commission on Women and Gender Studies also has the responsibility to observe the actual gender balance in the DHST/IUHPS Committees and bring imbalances to DHST and IUHPS attention.