{"id":102940,"date":"2021-05-11T11:14:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T09:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bfw.gv.at\/?page_id=102940"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:25:28","slug":"gender-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bfw.gv.at\/en\/society-international-relations\/gender-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Forestry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About 30% of forest owners in Austria are female and combined, they own about a quarter of the forest. Nevertheless, the Austrian forestry sector remains male-dominated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gender Equality means more than just equal rights, it is about the undoing of gender norms. To achieve this, existing norms and structures must be made visible in the first plice, but this does not always happen without resistance. BFW would like to support and accelerate these efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women\u2019s Mentoring in Forestry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The research project, a cooperation between the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, and BFW, investigates how women in forestry in Austria can be strengthened in a traditionally male-dominated sector. The project runs a pilot study with 15 women who work together with 15 high-ranking representatives of the forestry sector in a mentor-mentee relationship for one year. Within the program, participants gain knowledge about the informal and implicit rules of the forestry sector in Austria, they are introduced to existing networks and provided with practical tips for achieving professional goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mentees can learn from the experiences, successes and failures of their mentors. The exchange strengthens both sides and gives new impulses for both mentees and mentors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information on the project can be found here<\/strong><\/a> (in German).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forests in Women\u2019s Hands<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The first international conference on gender in forestry Forests in Women\u2019s Hands took place online from 12 – 13 April 2021. The conference aimed to promote international networking and exchange of experience among women in forestry, and to increase the visibility of women and their achievements in the forest sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forests in Women\u2019s Hands was supported by the Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism and organised together with Forstfrauen (Women in Forestry Association), the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and the International Forestry Students\u2019 Association (IFSA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More informationen on Forests in Women\u2019s Hands can be found here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equal opportunities | Equality plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BFW has developed an equality plan. The equality plan is a process that the BFW continuously reviews, develops and shapes together. The initial situation, goals and concrete measures are outlined in this equality plan.<\/p>\n\n\n

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