The plot centres around the female characters coming together to honour Sonya Rebecchi (Eve Morey) by completing her community initiatives, following her recent death.
They also take part in a vlog in which they discuss their female heroes, while Elly Conway (Jodi Anasta) and Chloe Brennan (April Rose Pengilly) share a kiss.
Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy) was pleased with the chance to explore the topics raised by International Women's Day in the episode, while producer Sara Richardson believed it would increase female screen representation at a local level.
At Number 28 Ramsay Street, Susan Kennedy (Jackie Woodburne) and her niece Bea Nilsson (Bonnie Anderson) discuss Finn Kelly (Rob Mills), who has woken up from his coma with amnesia.
Bea thinks Finn is faking it to stay out of jail, but Susan tells her to keep an open mind and reveals she once had retrograde amnesia.
Piper reveals her plan to honour Sonya with a special vlog in which the women of Ramsay Street talk about their female heroes.
[5] Laura Brodnik of Mamamia noted that the episode would not exist without the death of Sonya Rebecchi (Morey), which aired three days prior.
[9] She thought that if an episode focusing on International Woman's Day and featuring an all-female cast had been directed by a man, there might have been a power shift or imbalance.
[5] In the episode, Piper interviews every woman of Ramsay Street, asking them about their female heroes, which leads to a "rare format change" in which the characters are seen talking to the camera one-on-one.
[7] Actress Jackie Woodburne told Seanna Cronin of The Courier-Mail that the cast and crew knew they were creating "something a bit special".
"[6] Producer Sara Richardson also thought the episode was "a step in the right direction at a local level" to increase female screen representation.
[11][12] British soap opera Emmerdale also aired an all-female episode on the same day, which was criticised by a minority of viewers and journalist Piers Morgan "for being exclusionary and patronising.
[13] Timms explained that the episodes allowed viewers the opportunity to see female friendships and relationships, as well as characters who do not usually share scenes coming together.
So it'll be a welcome change from the norm to see women coming to the fore in Emmerdale and Neighbours in positive stories that are independent from male characters.
"[13] Timms added the episodes also highlight the female crew members off-screen, and both soaps had shown off their behind-the-scenes talent in recent times.
[13] A writer for TV Week stated that in the wake of the MeToo movement, women were beginning to share their stories in support of one another and "this special episode is no different" as the characters celebrate Sonya and each other.
[14] Gia Moylan of Hit Network commented that Neighbours was "breaking more TV ground" with the episode, and she used it as an example of how the show had become "quite progressive" in recent years.