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Stories, perspectives, and ideas that shape industries, challenge assumptions, and drive meaningful change. Discover thought leadership from women innovators reshaping the future.
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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.
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
Authors: Melissa Sua RODRIGUEZ [Senior Product Manager – Digital innovation ] I was raised to wait. Born in France, I learned that hierarchy often speaks
Authors: Erila Haska, Taranpreet Kaur Imagine wearing workplace safety gear designed without considering your body shape or size. For many women, this is a harsh
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We're spotlighting women innovators
who turn ideas into impact.
This October to December, Voices of Women in Innovation (VOWI) will spotlight inspiring stories of women who turned ideas into impact.
We’re inviting women from around the world to sharetheir innovation journeys – or nominate someonewhose creativity, courage, and leadership have made
a difference.
will be featured on VOWI’s platforms
throughout the campaign.
Women innovators from any field — business, technology, sustainability, science, education, or social impact — who have led or contributed to projects that create positive change.
Business
Technology
Sustainability
Science
Education
Social Impact
Deadline to submit
August 15, 2026
Story features: Published
October-November 2026