IWD 2026

2. The only country (officially) where men have the right to vote but most women do not
4. The first woman in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the woman who contributed to the discovery of DNA share this last name
6. Singer with most Grammy Album of the Year wins
7. First woman to win a Nobel Prize
9. BP's soon-to-be first permanent female CEO
10. BP's first female CEO
12. First state to give women the right to vote
15. Number of BP Americas locations with a WIN chapter
16. Her activism in the Montgomery Bus Boycott was a key moment in the US Civil Rights Movement
18. In the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics, which country had the most female medal winners
21. This country offers the longest parental leave at full pay with 49 weeks
23. VP of Bioenergy & Hydrogen Technology and IWD panelist Kirsty Salmon was an olympic-level athlete in this sport

1. Alysa Liu just won the Olympic gold medal in this sport
3. 19th Century best selling author of multiple books, including Frankenstein
5. First country to give women the right to vote
8. Number of federally guaranteed paid weeks of maternity leave in US
11. Considered to be the first computer programmer
13. Famous artist Friday Kahlo is from this country
14. Olympic sport that does not have any gender specific competitions (hint: summer Olympic event)
17. This act passed in 1965 granted all US women the right to vote
19. Of all the BP sites in the Americas, this location has the highest % of women employees
20. Location of the 1900 Olympic Games where women were first allowed to compete
22. Emperess of China 1861-1908, considered one of the most powerful women in China's history