Women in Cotton

What is the WiC’s mission?

To promote diversity and inclusion by giving women a stronger voice and to increase the engagement and impact of women in the global cotton community.

Our 2024 objectives include:

• Increase the representatives of women on ICA committees to 50% by 2025, as well as women speakers in high profile Industry event.
• Grow the Social Media community by 50% and Engage with the community at least twice a week.
• Organize virtual events every 6 weeks with attendance of at least 50 people.
• Identify and Measure the incidence and progress of Women in the Industry.

How can you get involved?

Whether you are a man or a woman in the industry, you can:

• Support Women in Cotton through social media with likes, shares and contributions of relevant content. Join our Women in Cotton LinkedIn group and Facebook group – don’t forget to use #WomeninCotton!
• Contact wic@ica-ltd.org with ideas or offers to get involved
• Access our library of previous events on the ICA’s WiC YouTube Playlist > 
• If there is a local WiC group, reach out to them and get involved. If you’re unsure if your area has a local group, please check with wic@ica-ltd.org
• Help us to plan and deliver our Chats for Change events! Contact wic@ica-ltd.org with your ideas for future events and how you might contribute in delivering them
• Sign up to our eNewsletter to be the first to know about upcoming events here >
• You can also show your support by adding the Women in Cotton virtual ‘button’ to your email Signatures. If you are interested, simply email wic@ica-ltd.org and we will send you the imagery with a quick guide for installing.

Women in Cotton Events

2024 Calendar of Events:

Are you in a leadership position?

We ask you to take this pledge and become a ‘Cotton Champion for Change’:

I pledge daily to respect women & encourage them into positions of influence in my business, I commit to identifying opportunities for three women within my organisation to advance their career paths, to add to diversity & create positive change.

Five simple steps you can take to support women in cotton:

1. Check & challenge your company’s current diversity policy
2. Approach a colleague to encourage them to join the Women in Cotton LinkedIn group (request to join the group >)
3. Talk to your male & female colleagues about the benefits of diversity
4. Implement compensation equality
5. Promote work/life balance & workplace flexibility