The DFactory hosted the fifth edition of the Barcelona Woman Acceleration Week (BWAW), an event organised in collaboration with the INCYDE Foundation of the Spanish Chambers of Commerce. The event highlighted the CZFB commitment to promoting gender equality and female talent in the business world.
This fifth edition solidifies BWAW as a key reference event for advancing gender equality. It brought together representatives from public and private institutions, large corporations, SMEs, and start-ups to discuss how to make progress on parity, equality, and the advancement of women in areas such as education, law, culture, Industry 4.0, and entrepreneurship.
Across the 5 editions, we have achieved
101
Sessions
+ 12.500
Attendees
297
Speakers
In this regard, the CZFB is creating innovative – and above all, balanced – spaces, because true gender equality cannot be achieved without the participation of all of society. This edition also emphasised the need to educate children from a very young age regardless of gender and to keep pushing forward toward genuine gender equality. Women make up half the population, and without their talent, perspective, and leadership, society as a whole cannot move forward.
20 Partners
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- RTVE
- Fundación Incyde
- Back Stage Bcn
- AEMENER
- AFAEMME
- AIJEC
- AMEIB
- AMIT
- ASAEDE
- ASEME
- ASODAME
- BLOOM
- Dona’t un Impuls
- EAE Business School Barcelona
- Ingeniera Soy
- ODEE
- Visionarias Business
- Women in Real Estate Spain
- Woman Forward
- Woman Madame Figaró
Key Conclusions
— The lack of female role models is a major obstacle in the technology sector. It is essential to increase the visibility of women in leadership positions.
— It is crucial to include young people in decision-making processes to achieve gender equality.
— Equality is both a social and an economic issue. If 50 % of the population lived under equal conditions, GDP growth would be significant.
— Access to funding remains a major challenge for women entrepreneurs; only 3 % of investment funds go to women-led start-ups.
— Instead of talking about work-life balance, we should focus on shared responsibility. The glass ceiling is still present in certain areas.
— Women’s participation in international tech events remains very low. At MWC, female participation is only 2.5 %.
— The shared responsibility gap widens when a family member has a disability; women typically take on the caregiving role.
— Companies have a responsibility to communicate that all career opportunities are possible for both boys and girls.
— In the healthcare sector, women face higher demands to reach leadership positions.
— Medical research has historically prioritised male parameters, overlooking sex-based differences in diseases; this must be corrected.
— Equality plans and anti-harassment protocols are often insufficient or poorly implemented, leaving many women unprotected in the workplace.
— WEB: www.barcelonawaw.com