Viennese companies receive Amazone Award: Women promoted in technology!

Viennese companies receive Amazone Award: Women promoted in technology!

On the evening of May 26, 2025, this year's awarding of the Amazone Award, which is organized by the jumping board association. This prize recognizes companies that are particularly committed to training young women in craftsmanship and technical professions. This year, five companies from Vienna and Lower Austria were awarded that break with prevailing role clichés and make women easier to access these professions.

The mayor and city councilor Kathrin Gaál opened the event and underlined the importance of equal opportunities in training. "It is important to reduce prejudices and make young women strong," said Gaál. Federal Minister Eva-Maria Holzleitner also praised the commitment of the excellent companies and emphasized their role as role models. Around 76 companies took part in the competition, with about 60 young women being interviewed to appreciate their experiences in technical professions.

The winners of the Amazone Award

The award winners are in the different categories:

This recognition comes at a time when the promotion of women in technical professions is more in demand than ever. The labor market service (AMS) offers numerous programs that support young women in choosing a career, including the fit program (women in craft and technology), which serves to prepare and support in training courses.

equal opportunities and information offers

In Austria there are already numerous initiatives for the reduction of gender -specific barriers in professions that are traditionally dominated by men. This includes informative events such as the Girls' Day, which takes place on the fourth Thursday in April. Here girls and young women are enabled to get to know technical professions and to find out about training opportunities.

In addition to these initiatives, young women can take advantage of advisory services to find female role models and to find out about opportunities in areas such as mint, craft and green jobs. Various organizations offer special programs to promote the interest of a wider target group in technical professions and thus pave the way for a fairer professional landscape.

The awarding of the Amazone Award illustrates how important it is to work for the equality of women in the professional world and to actively promote training in craftsmanship and technical professions. There are still challenges, but the positive examples motivate and inspire numerous women who want to make a career in these areas.

For more information about the Amazone Award and the excellent companies, please visit wien.gv.at, details on the promotion of girls and women can be found on Arbeitsplus-wien.at and comprehensive information about equal opportunities are on Austria.gv.at available.