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Innovation shaped without women is innovation incomplete.

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Innovation shapes the products we use, the technologies we rely on, the systems we work within, and the future we are building. Yet for decades, many of these innovations have been designed, funded, researched, and developed without adequate representation of women.

The VOWI Articles & Advocacy initiative was created to explore and amplify conversations around these gaps — from products that fail to consider women's needs, to the underrepresentation of women in innovation teams, leadership roles, research environments, investment networks, and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Through articles, research perspectives, expert insights, and lived experiences, contributors examine the challenges women continue to face across industries while highlighting the innovators, organizations, and solutions working to create change.

Authors: By Iulia Lumina Graduate Research Fellow | UCL We are currently living through a race for technological innovation that is reshaping global politics and

Author: Charlotte Cénac-Pütz I used to believe confidence was something you either have or don’t. Working across countries taught me the opposite: confidence grows or

INNOVATING WITH AWARENESS: THE ART OF TRANSFORMING WITHOUT REPEATING THE OLD SOCIAL MODELS Authors: Laura Coello Sánchez [Head of Innovation CONCIENCIAYARTE] Abstract: The innovation of

WOMEN’S ROLES THROUGH TIME: LESSONS FOR TODAY’S INNOVATORS Authors: C Isabela Tatu [Co-Founder & CEO Clean Marine Shipping] Why this topic? A personal perspective I

From consumption to leadership: Women as agents of innovation in fashion Authors: Carlota Castro Fariña [ Marketing Manager VESS- venture studio] The fashion industry stands

From Silence to Systems Change Authors: Hope Khoury [COO of Go Vertical ICM] When I was 28, I was told I had an 18 cm

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