International Women’s day: our tribute to all women who are making the bioeconomy happen

International Women’s Day 2026 comes at a defining moment: Women and girls have never been closer to equality, and never closer to losing it. Legal protection against domestic violence has expanded in many countries. Yet, the rights of women and girls are being rolled back in plain sight, and across the world, women still do not enjoy the same legal rights as men

Equal opportunity and equal treatment in the labour market are at the core of decent work. Unfortunately, women around the world still face additional hurdles to access employment, and once in employment, to access decision-making positions and jobs in certain sectors or of certain characteristics. This horizontal and vertical gender segregation of employment, combined with the unequal distribution of unpaid work (including household and childcare activities), results in differences in working conditions such as the gender pay gap and the over-representation of women in part-time jobs.

Gender equality is crucial to economic growth and sustainable development. It is recognized as a cross-cutting objective within the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda, and as a key goal within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In fact, Goal 5 of the SDGs is devoted specifically to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, but gender equality is also mainstreamed throughout the other sixteen goals.

International Women’s Day has been around for over a hundred years, as have many of the issues still impacting women’s advancement. Since 1911, IWD belongs to all who care about women’s equality. Celebrate women’s achievement. Raise awareness about discrimination. Take action to forge gender parity. All IWD activity is valid, that’s what makes IWD so inclusive.

The Bioeconomy is the meta-sector where women are playing a crucial role. The bioeconomy is led by women. This year, as every year, for the International Women’s Day, we dedicate a tribute to all women who are making the bioeconomy happen all around the world. With their huge competences and their infinite passion, they are the stars of the world bioeconomy. Our best and warmest wishes to all women.

This is just a partial list:

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Il Bioeconomista, 2026-03-08.

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American Process Inc.
BioBase Europe Pilot Plant
Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC)
Bioladies Network
Bioökonomierat
BioPreferred
Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)
Cluster Industrielle Biotechnologie e.V. (CLIB2021)
ERC Emissions-Reduzierungs-Concepte GmbH
EuropaBio
European Bioplastics e.V.
European Biosolutions Coalition
European Commission
LanzaTech Ltd.
Natural Resources Institute Finland
NatureWorks LLC
Neste
Novamont S.p.A.
Orange Fiber - Filati innovativi
Photanol
SEKAB
Sustainability Consult
Sylvatex

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