Women4IT

9 Partners, 1 Project, 1 mission: Developing #digital skills of young women at risk of exclusion in #Europe project Nr.2017-1-094

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

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: https://t.co/KSKiWZm03p

🚨Applications close on 8 April. #WomenInTech

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

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: https://t.co/RA9r9str1k

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

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? ⬇️

[DIGITALEUROPE @DIGITALEUROPE]

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? ⤵️

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

📍 “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- https://t.co/xpgHnFDKF0

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

If you missed the event, a panel, or want to rewatch key moments, you can find a recording of this event via this link ➡ https://t.co/O3GnDgldiU

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

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!

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

And finally, wrapping up a successful event and a successful project is @KatarzynaUdala by reminding us to keep the ball rolling for #DiversityInDigital

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

Wishes from our panelists for the future of #DiversityInDigital
✅ Promote growth mindset
✅ Coordinate and collaborate
✅ Remove harmful stereotypes
✅ Walk the talk: Invest in #WomenInTech

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

We need to start seeing women as active participants in shaping our common future, says @SanaAfouaiz from @Womenpreneur1

#DiversityInDigital

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

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

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

Speaking about the importance of digital is @DanaPuiaMorel from @EU_Growth

#DiversityInDigital

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

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 ⬇️
https://t.co/O3GnDgldiU

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

Ieva Sica from #IFInsurance emphasizes the importance of challenging our work places to ensure #DiversityInDigital

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

“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

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

"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

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

Joining us for a conversation about their experiences with #Women4IT are @BasAriadna & @Iliou_Christina together with project manager @KatarzynaUdala & Ieva Sica from #IFInsurance

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

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

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

We are getting ready for our next keynote speaker, Director-General @ChristophidouEU from the 🇪🇺 Commission! Interested? Join us online to watch ➡️ https://t.co/O3GnDgldiU

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

While we are taking a break, check out the rest of our agenda!➡️ https://t.co/MpmmqVTLKL

Coming up next
📅 Keynote from @ChristophidouEU
📅 Conversation #Women4IT participants
📅 Expert Panel with project managers

[Women4IT @WomenForIT]

An important reminder from Maria Giannacourou

#DiversityInDigital