IMPACT REPORT
2025
Women In Chemicals
Impact Report 2025
Dear Women in Chemicals Community,
The momentum behind women in the chemical industry is no longer aspirational, it is measurable, powerful, and accelerating.
According to McKinsey’s 2025 Women in the Workplace report, companies that prioritize gender diversity are 15% more likely to outperform their peers, with top organizations achieving up to 35% higher profitability. With difficult market conditions, companies must look everywhere for performance levers. It has never been a more important time for companies to empower their female talent and to see the outcomes enabled when women get opportunities to lead at all levels.
This 2025 Impact Report reflects a year defined by growth, influence, and opportunity for Women in Chemicals and our membership. It showcases significant outcomes driven by our programs and underscores the critical role that our organization plays in building a strong, connected network that empowers women across the chemical industry, and thus holistically uplifts the industry as a whole
In 2025, Women in Chemicals harnessed the continued passion of our stakeholders to drive meaningful impact. We reached record-breaking engagement at in-person events, expanded our global footprint, and continued driving systemic change in the chemical industry.
Thousands of professionals connected through our programs and educational initiatives, reinforcing the industry’s demand for a focused, trusted community dedicated to advancing women and developing future-ready talent.
As we look ahead to our fifth anniversary on February 1, 2026, we celebrate how far this community has come, from a bold idea to a global movement, while recognizing that lasting progress toward gender parity requires continued engagement, investment, and accountability.
We invite you to stay engaged, deepen your involvement, and join Women in Chemicals as we build the future of our industry.
Yours in Service,
Women in Chemicals
Powering the Mission
The progress achieved by Women in Chemicals is driven by the active engagement, expertise, and execution of several groups of passionate stakeholders. Without this commitment, we would not be able to deliver our programs, expand our reach, or advance the success of women across the chemical industry.
We acknowledge and thank:
Our Volunteer Leadership Team for providing the operational leadership, execution, and sustained support behind our programs. Your focus on relevance, quality, and member needs ensures our offerings remain timely, practical, and impactful across mentorship, programming, membership, and community engagement.
Our Advisors for delivering strategic guidance and industry insight that inform our direction, governance, and decision-making.
Our Thought Leaders and Speakers for sharing expertise and perspectives that strengthen professional development and industry knowledge across our network.
Our Corporate Sponsors for providing the financial resources that enable program execution, global reach, and continued access to free resources for women in the chemical industry.
Your contributions are fundamental to the continued performance and sustainability of Women in Chemicals.
2025 Highlights
2300+
Hours of Professional Education & Development Provided
From Generation Female Webinars, Panels, Book Club, Mentorship Meetings, education and development is the core of WIC.
60
Mentorship Matches
119 mentors and mentees connected over a 9-month mentorship journey in 2025. Our mentorship program has matched a total of 222 mentors and mentees across the chemical industry.
$10,000
Scholarship Announcement
Annual Myers-Greene Family STEM Scholarship Fund established, providing at least one $10,000 scholarship annually beginning in 2026 in perpetuity.
275
Students Reached
Careers in Chemicals panels expanded community outreach to 6 universities and 275 students to promote a chemical industry career. Since inception in 2023, Careers in Chemicals has reached 445 students from 10 universities.
1000+
People Connected at In-Person Events
Across the globe, Women in Chemicals has brought more than 1000 people together through our conference, in-person panels and networking functions.
7000+
Women and Allies
in North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific are members of Women in Chemicals.
26
Dedicated Corporate Sponsors
In the spirit of equity, Women in Chemicals has committed to ensuring that every woman has access to the resources she needs to support her personal and professional journey. To facilitate this accessibility, we make all our programs free of charge. This is possible from the generosity of our corporate sponsors. In 2025, 26 sponsor companies allowed us to strengthen and expand our membership offerings.
Industry Representation
By Company
Women in Chemicals members work for different companies across the sector, ranging from manufacturers, distributors and service providers. Our 2025 demographics show that Women in Chemicals resources are relevant and impactful across the entire chemical industry workforce from diverse organizational types and sizes.
Industry Representation
By Tenure
Nearly 60% of members report they have been in the chemical industry for more than 10 years and emphasized the continued felt need for a niche community of women irrespective of where they are in their career journeys.. With only 20% reporting 1-5 years tenure in the industry, we have a collective opportunity to attract more talent into the chemical industry and we must focus efforts on retaining the female talent we attract.
Measuring the Impact of Membership
Membership Matters
Our members emphasize that Women in Chemicals fills a prevalent and systematic industry-wide gap for community, networking opportunities, and personal & professional development for women. Members were asked specifically how membership in the Women in Chemicals network has supported their career growth and development over the past 12 months.
Of respondents, 6% reported attainment of a new job or promotion, more than 30% identified a mentor, and 80% have recommended Women in Chemicals to a friend.
Members reported that participation in Women in Chemicals resulted in the following key benefits:
INFLUENCE
Reported an increase in their proactive decision making & self-advocacy
GROWTH
Stated they developed a new skill through professional development programs
NETWORK
Shared they expanded their personal and professional network
Showcasing Success
Amy Radostits
National Sales Manager
Radchem Products, Inc
WIC sees and hears the women in this community. This organization leads with empathy and understands that we as women aren't just in the industry, but we help shape it. Our influence matters, and together, we lift one another up.
Hayley Perusek
From R&D to Inside Sales
With guidance from her Women in Chemicals mentor, Hayley Perusek transitioned from R&D and found a new career as an Inside Sales Specialist at CREMER North America, applying her chemistry expertise in a new, supportive sales-focused role.
Marty Savage
Staff Accountant
Palmer Holland
The Women In Chemicals Conference was an amazing experience. I gained so much knowledge that I will carry with me throughout my career. The speakers were incredibly inspiring, offering valuable perspectives that really resonated with me. The event also provided incredible networking opportunities, and it was empowering to connect with so many strong women who are making an impact in our industry.
Share Your Story
We want to hear from you! In celebration of Women in Chemicals, send us a quote or story about how being a part of Women in Chemicals had transformed your career and experience in the chemical industry.
Making Strides, Room for Change
In its 2025 reports, McKinsey shared two sobering statistics:
We are still 50 years away from gender parity in the workplace, and
Corporate America risks rolling back progress for women and eroding the leadership pipeline.
2026 is a year of corporate recommitment. The advancement of women is critical to the long-term success and sustainability of the chemical industry. Advancing women strengthens the talent pipeline, drives stronger top and bottom line performance, and ensures the chemical industry remains competitive, innovative, and resilient over the long term. By creating workplaces that support flexible work arrangements, formal sponsorship, and targeted career development, companies can accelerate progress.
While leadership data shows a modest increase in women being hired or promoted into elevated roles, overall female representation in leadership remains below 25%.
Women Promoted or Hired into Leadership Roles
56%
In the last 12 months, 56% of members reported a woman was either promoted or hired on their team in a leadership role.
Average Representation of Female Leaders
<25%
Despite the increase in promotions, 59% of members shared that less than 25% of leadership roles in their companies are held by women.
Strategic Focus for 2026
Our core mission is to build a community for women to feel empowered and thrive in the chemical industry. In the upcoming year, we’re focused on continuing to meet the needs of our members as they advance in their careers by:
Doubling Down on Expanding Our Global Outreach:
We recognize the unique challenges facing women around the world and commit to building a global network of support that include events in Argentina, Germany, Austria and Spain. The quarterly book club will be accessible across three different time zones, and Mentorship Cohort 2026 participants represent 26 countries across North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East.
Strengthening and Enhancing Partnerships:
Increased interest in bringing Women in Chemicals programming directly into organizations through conferences, ERGs, and regional events has expanded our ability to collaborate with corporate partners. These partnerships enable broader access to education, mentorship, and leadership development while aligning employer priorities with workforce advancement.
Enabling Talent Pipeline Growth:
Recognize a deserving woman with the first annual scholarship award to support education and the continued growth of a diverse talent pipeline. We will increase the frequency of career-focused outreach at universities and create a centralized platform to encourage career exploration and visibility to attract talent to the chemical industry.
Together, we can empower women and transform the chemical industry by committing to improvement We have an ambitious goal to reach 20,000 members by 2030. Here’s what you can do:
01
Commit to Sharing Your Story
Over the last four years, we’ve supported thousands of women in the Chemical industry. If the work we’ve done has inspired, supported or empowered you, please share how Women in Chemicals has influenced your career journey on International Women’s Day. Don’t forget to tag us.
02
Invest in Development
Sponsor your team to attend the 2026 Women in Chemicals Conference taking place in Miami, FL on September 14-16. You can buy tickets at www.womeninchemicals.com/conference.
03
Connect with Women in Chemmicals
Partner with Women in Chemicals to host a watch party of our annual event on International Women’s Day on March 9, 2026. Contact our team at partnerships@womeninchemicals.com to learn more about how to host a watch party at your company.
Brenntag Commits to 2026 Title Sponsorship
Brenntag is proud to have partnered with Women in Chemicals (WIC) since 2021, supporting our mission and increasing their engagement each year. Brenntag and WIC initially collaborated in North America and extended into Europe and Latin America in 2024 and Asia in 2025.
There are now more than 500 Brenntag colleagues actively engaged with WIC from at least 18 countries. WIC and Brenntag share the common purpose of advancing gender diversity, ensuring inclusive working cultures and promoting opportunities for colleagues across all regions. Brenntag leadership emphasizes that it is inspiring to see how the partnership with WIC supports employee engagement and extends internal and external networks.
Investing in Diversity & Leadership
On behalf of Brenntag, I am delighted that the Company is elevating its partnership with WIC to become Title Corporate Sponsor. In addition to the ongoing sponsorship of joint participation at major industry events, we expect to contribute to the ongoing delivery of high-quality virtual and in-person programming for WIC members internationally.
In particular, we plan to use the role of Title Corporate Sponsor to extend membership reach in each region by building enhanced and self-sustaining networks which shall be led by local senior leaders. We further plan to cultivate new members from a wider region of functional areas than has tended to be the case in Brenntag to-date.
We shall also proactively target new joiners to become WIC members so they can enter and build new networks as early as possible in their careers. To enhance content momentum and total impact, WIC and Brenntag also discuss whether and how to link to other causes and networks with similar purpose as WIC.
Brenntag’s new role as WIC’s Title Corporate Sponsor of is another important milestone in each party’s ambition to strengthen development pathways for women in the chemical industry. We are looking forward to making a real difference.
David O’Connell
SVP Customer and Supplier Excellence
Brenntag SE
Thank you for your support
About Women In Chemicals
Women in Chemicals is a global community of female-identifying individuals and allies with a mission to create and identify opportunities that empower women in the chemical industry. Our growing membership spans the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Through professional and personal development programs, we drive visibility, career advancement, and female empowerment across the industry.