Global Cause
Empowering Women and Girls 2025
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Building a more equal future to empower women everywhere
Women are uniting through global connections, bold ideas and unstoppable change to empower each other and drive equality forward for an inclusive future. Girls in Nepal are in a Teams meeting with girls from WOW Rotherham. Women from WOW Rio are making plans to help co-curate the festival in Athens, and WOW Apollo in Harlem...
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Power of representation can help women lead the way in construction
Women comprise 15% of the UK construction workforce, with only 1% in manual roles.1 Despite challenges, the women in the industry find it inspiring and fulfilling. The National Association of Women in Construction exists to empower women in the construction industry. Founded in Texas, USA in 1953,2 chapters now exist across the world. In the...
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The power of women in transforming the plastics economy
Women play a key role across the plastic value chain, starting with their influence on consumer purchasing decisions to their leadership in local resource management. The global plastic pollution crisis is one of the most pressing challenges of our time and without action, plastic production, use and waste are expected to increase by 70% in 2040.1 Yet,...
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Why women and girls can change the malaria story
Malaria-carrying mosquitoes are building resistance to key tools; extreme weather events are making the disease harder to predict; and funding shortfalls are leaving us ill-equipped to tackle it. Women and girls are at the eye of this storm as they often experience the burden of malaria disproportionately and over a longer period. This is in...
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Inspiring a diverse engineering workforce this 2025 and beyond
According to Engineering UK, in 2023, the number of women in engineering and technology dropped by 38,000, from 16.5% of the 2022 workforce to 15.7% the following year. Women in engineering have made significant strides, but we can’t ignore the gender gap. Supporting underrepresented groups is key to closing this gap. Advocating for women and...
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Achieving gender equity in engineering to empower women and girls
Achieving true gender equity requires more than just words; it requires visible actions, accountability and a comprehensive strategy. With women comprising only about 15% of the engineering workforce,1 there is a pressing need to grow and diversify this sector. Here’s how businesses can empower women, enabling industry to grow and innovate. Develop a comprehensive strategy...
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Empowering women and girls in STEM: breaking barriers, building futures
Women’s History Month reminds us that while significant progress has been made, the underrepresentation of women in many STEM fields remains a persistent challenge. According to the WomenTech Network (2024), women earned approximately 21.3% of bachelor’s degrees in computer and information sciences in the United States in 2024. At Women in Technology (WIT), we’re not...