International Girls in ICT Day is a global movement encouraging girls and young women to pursue science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) education, inspiring STEAM careers, including career pathways, career attainment and advancement and engaging the community and promoting collaboration through partnerships. This year’s theme is access and safety.
The World Economic Forum states that closing the global gender gap has increased by a generation from 99.5 years to 135.6 years. And a recent McKinsey study tells us that the demand for tech workers around the globe will rise 55 percent by 2030. With global figures showing a startling economic gender disparity with women losing jobs at almost twice the rate of men and leaving 47 million more women and girls below the poverty line, STEAM careers offer a great opportunity to address this gender disparity.
Cisco is supporting this Girls in ICT Day with a special two-part live broadcast series on April 28 (Girls in ICT Day) and in June 1, 2022 to:
General Manager,
Phoenix Labs
Global Sector Head of
Esports & Gaming, YouGov
CEO and Co-Founder,
the*gameHERs
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