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Women working in Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heat Pumps: a Worldwide Survey.

• Author(s) : MARQUES C., COLOMBO I., BAHA M., ELTALOUNY A., WAGNER S., EVANS J., MAIDMENT G.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Survey, Woman, Statistics, Refrigeration industry, CaRe Working Group, Women in RACHP
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

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Women in the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pumps industry.

• Author(s) : COLOMBO I., MARQUES C., RODWAY M., EVANS J., MAIDMENT G., VOIGT A., MOUNDJIMBI MOMBO F.
• Publication date: 2020/08/26
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Woman, Training, Refrigeration industry, Statistics, CaRe Working Group, Women in RACHP
• Source: 6^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Nantes, France, August 26-28 2020
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Women in the cold chain industry.

• Author(s) : COLOMBO I., MARQUES C., EVANS J., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/04/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Work, Staff, Chilling, Statistics, World, Survey, Women in RACHP, Woman, CaRe Working Group
• Source: 4^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Auckland, New Zealand, April 7-9, 2016.
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Women in cooling: a worldwide survey

• Author(s) : MARQUES C., COLOMBO I., WAGNER S., ELTALOUNY A., BAHA M.
• Publication date: 2022/10
• Languages : English, French
• Keywords : Woman, Work, Refrigeration, Refrigeration industry, Training, Air conditioning, Heat pump, Environment, Asia, Europe, CaRe Working Group, Women in RACHP
• Formats : PDF

Women in North America in the Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Heat Pump Industry.

• Author(s) : DALPHIN R., COLOMBO I., MARQUES C., BAHA M., SQUIRES C.
• Publication date: 2025/02/08
• Languages : English
• Source: 2025 ASHRAE Winter Conference, February 8-12, 2025, Orlando, Florida

International Network for Women in Cooling (INWIC) Appoints First President 

Colleen Keyworth was appointed President for the 2023 year with Dr. Ina Colombo-Youla as President-Elect to serve the following year. 

• Publication date : 2022/12/13

Growing need for F-Gas technicians: AREA highlights training gaps

Around 370,000 refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) personnel are F-Gas certified in the 18 EU countries covered by AREA membership.

• Publication date : 2025/01/16
• Subjects: General information

ASHRAE 2023 “Women in RACHP” workshop

At the ASHRAE 2023 winter conference and exhibition in Atlanta, the IIR’s CaRe (Career in Refrigeration) Working Group organised a workshop on “Women in RACHP”. 

• Publication date : 2023/02/21

Take part in the survey: women in RACHP

Are you a woman working in the Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heat Pumps sector? We would like to understand the motivation, challenges and opportunities faced...

• Publication date : 2021/12/21

CaRe Working Group: Discover the Women in Cooling database

This interactive tool compiles data from a comprehensive international survey on women working in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector, highlighting their inspiring stories.

• Publication date : 2025/05/23
• Subjects: Technology, Figures, economy

IIR Highlights from the OEWG-47 Side Event: Empowering Women in the Cooling Sector

The International Institute of Refrigeration participated in a side event organised by GIZ Proklima, focused on advancing gender equality in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps (RACHP)...

• Publication date : 2025/07/10
• Subjects: General information

IIR takes part in RACHP European Conference

The 20th European RACHP Conference of Centro Studi Galileo was held in Milan at the beginning of June. The IIR presented the women in cooling brochure and held a booth to promote the projects ENOUGH...

• Publication date : 2023/06/28

IIR Women in Refrigeration Award at ICR 2023

During the 26th International Congress of Refrigeration in Paris in August 2023, a brand new award will be presented: the IIR Women in Refrigeration Award. It will reward exceptional scientific work...

• Publication date : 2022/07/08

IIR at the 2024 ASHRAE winter conference and contribution to INWIC at the 2024 AHR expo

During ASHRAE’s Winter and the AHR expo meeting which took place in Chicago on January 20-24, the IIR organised and participated in the International Network of Women in Cooling (INWIC) networking...

• Publication date : 2024/01/26

IJR Editorial: The IIR on the board of the international network of women in cooling

Women are significantly and visibly under-represented in the refrigeration industry. A preliminary evaluation has demonstrated that around 6% of women are members of national refrigeration and air-conditioning...

• Publication date : 2023/01/09

Women in the Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Industry Report

UN Environment recently published a report on the personal experiences and achievements of women working in the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry.

• Publication date : 2019/08/29
• Subjects: General information

ASHRAE winter meeting and French refrigeration greetings ceremony

The IIR presented two papers at the ASHRAE Winter Meeting seminars and participated in the "Refrigeration Greetings event" organised by the French association of refrigeration (AFF) on 27...

• Publication date : 2022/02/28

International Network for Women in Cooling Launches Online Platform to Connect Women Professionals Around the Globe

Paris, 11 May 2023 — Today, the International Network for Women in Cooling (INWIC) officially launched its web service, available at

• Publication date : 2023/05/11
• Subjects: General information

The 21st European Conference on RACHP technologies is just around the corner

The 21st edition of the European Conference RACHP, co-organised by UNEP, IIR, and Centro Studi Galileo, will take place in Milano on June 12-13, 2025.

• Publication date : 2025/04/23
• Subjects: Technology

IIR with INWIC at the WiHVACR Annual Conference

From 6th to 8th November 2023, the 20th Women in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (WiHVACR) Annual Conference was held in Jacksonville, United States...

• Publication date : 2023/11/28

Discover the winners of the IIR Scientific Awards 2023

Every four years at its Congress, the IIR offers a series of prestigious Scientific Awards that recognise those who have made outstanding contributions to the field of refrigeration. Discover this year’s...

• Publication date : 2023/05/04
• Subjects: General information

IIR at SIFA Expo 2024

On 19-21 November, IIR participated in SIFA Expo 2024, the interprofessional trade show on refrigeration and its applications in Lyon, France, a premier event for commercial and industrial refrigeration, cold...

• Publication date : 2024/11/25