How are you promoting gender diversity in the #ICT field?
If you are running a project on training women for #Digital professions in the EU, apply for #EDSA23 and choose the “Women in ICT careers” category: digital-skills-jobs.europa.e…
🚨Applications close on 8 April. #WomenInTech
In January 2023, after +4 years of hard work, the #Women4IT initiative successfully concluded! 🙌
Over 900 young women received ICT training and career support, with more than 70% finding new jobs or continuing education in tech. 👩💻
➡️Read more: women4it.eu/women4it-the-pro…
As the @WomenForIT project is coming to an end, we celebrate each of the +900 young women who trusted us to turn their lives upside-down and kickstart their journeys towards ICT careers. 👏🏽
What can we do next to achieve greater gender diversity in tech? ⬇️
Our @WomenForIT project is officially ending and we couldn't be more proud of:
✅Training ➕ 900 women in IT skills
✅Achieving that 70% of them now work in the tech sector
✅Raising awareness on digital inclusion
How can we continue empowering women in the #digital field? ⤵️
📍 “Women in ICT: academic, business and European perspectives” was held on 30.11. We discussed:
✅ Women's position in the ICT field,
✅ European perspective of women's involvement in ICT
✅ The general situation of in universities
Check out the video- youtube.com/watch?v=ClWzbBLL…
Thank you to all participants, in person and online for making this final event of #Women4IT a worthy end to the project! 👏 The project might be over, but the work to keep #WomeninTech is not! Let's keep the ball rolling and continue working on #DiversityInDigital!
If you missed the event, a panel, or want to rewatch key moments, you can find a recording of this event via this link ➡ youtu.be/GbvWOfkvJzk
And finally, wrapping up a successful event and a successful project is @KatarzynaUdala by reminding us to keep the ball rolling for #DiversityInDigital
Wishes from our panelists for the future of #DiversityInDigital
✅ Promote growth mindset
✅ Coordinate and collaborate
✅ Remove harmful stereotypes
✅ Walk the talk: Invest in #WomenInTech
We need to start seeing women as active participants in shaping our common future, says @SanaAfouaiz from @Womenpreneur1
#DiversityInDigital
Our next steps should be to focus on structural issues that keep young women out of the IT sector, say @armand_leblois from @Cisco & @marycleary21 from the #IrishComputerSociety
Now it is time to welcome the the last panel of the day to reflect on the future of women in digital with
✅ @DanaPuiaMorel
✅ @armand_leblois
✅ @marycleary21
✅ @SanaAfouaiz
with host @palvolgyipeter
If you haven't already, join us online ⬇️
youtu.be/GbvWOfkvJzk
Ieva Sica from #IFInsurance emphasizes the importance of challenging our work places to ensure #DiversityInDigital
“In the next years, I hope we can keep connecting the digital world with the social sector, because there is a lot of work to do.” says @BasAriadna about her wishes for the future after #Women4IT
"Distance learning was challenging, but it allowed me to immediately use IT skills in practice" says @Iliou_Christina, talking about her experience as a participant in #Women4IT
Joining us for a conversation about their experiences with #Women4IT are @BasAriadna & @Iliou_Christina together with project manager @KatarzynaUdala & Ieva Sica from #IFInsurance
We need to
✅ Build confidence
✅ Provide more opportunities for girls and women
✅ Create supportive communities
says @ChristophidouEU, Director-General for Education, Youth, Sport
and Culture of the European Commission
We are getting ready for our next keynote speaker, Director-General @ChristophidouEU from the 🇪🇺 Commission! Interested? Join us online to watch ➡️ youtu.be/GbvWOfkvJzk
While we are taking a break, check out the rest of our agenda!➡️ bit.ly/3i8bCmn
Coming up next
📅 Keynote from @ChristophidouEU
📅 Conversation #Women4IT participants
📅 Expert Panel with project managers
