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Females for Future: An Interactive Side Event on the Challenges of Women in the Cooling Sector

Event , 10 July 2025, 1:00pm - 2:30pm ICT - Asia/Bangkok

Bangkok, UN Conference Centre, Meeting Room A 

…and on Recommendations for Action.

Worldwide, over 12 million people are employed in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry, and the sector keeps growing. In many regions, there is a significant shortage of skilled labour. Despite this fact, women remain strongly underrepresented. According to data gathered by the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR), the percentage of women who are members of national refrigeration and air conditioning organizations is only 6%. 

Location

Bangkok, UN Conference Centre, Meeting Room A 

Date / Duration
10 July 2025, 1:00pm - 2:30pm ICT - Asia/Bangkok

About this side event

In this interactive side event, we will explore the challenges that women face at different stages of their career path in the cooling sector. And how we can reduce these barriers.  

Participants are invited to bring in their own experiences and ideas. Furthermore, we will present data and recommendations for action from a new report and handbook by the Green Cooling Initiative (GCI).

Agenda

  1. Opening remarks (Sebastian Schnatz, German Environment Ministry)
  2. Facts and Figures about the general situation of women in the cooling sector (Souhir Al-Hammami, IIR)
  3. Women´s voices (video)
  4. Group work: finding ways to tackle barriers
    1. Promoting Gender Equality at the Career Choice Stage
    2. Promoting Gender Equality during Education
    3. Promoting Gender Equality at the Career Entry
    4. Promoting Gender Equality in Daily Work Routine + for Career Progression
  5. Presentation of results + additional recommendations of our report
  6. Wrap up

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