You are kindly invited to the webinar „Gender equality in the IT workplace: breaking down the barriers” on 26 November 2021 online from 10:00 to 12:30 CET. The webinar will focus on the practical aspects of reducing the gender gap in IT professions, such as the benefits of diverse teams for businesses, improving company culture, and best practices in recruitment to increase the rate of female applicants for tech roles.
Currently only 17% of IT professionals in Europe are women. At the same time, 55% of companies experience difficulties in recruiting IT professionals. There are many initiatives and projects for reducing the gender gap in digital professions. However, women still face barriers in IT workplaces that men do not. Issues such as gender pay gap, stereotyping and unconscious bias are very much present in the European IT sector. Without solving them, the share of women in the tech workforce will remain low. In this event, the excellent line-up of speakers from all over Europe will share their advice, experience and insights into how to make the tech workplace more equal and inclusive.
This event is a part of CEPIS work on the DiversIT Charter, theprogramme for companies and organisations to recognise and further their efforts in increasing gender equality in their tech teams.
“Gender equality in the IT workplace: breaking down the barriers” messaging
The webinar “Gender equality in the IT workplace: breaking down the barriers” is an event meant to promote gender equality in the tech workplaces across Europe. It will take place via Zoom on 26 November 2021 from 10:00 to 12:30 CET. This event is a part of CEPIS work on the DiversIT Charter, the programme for companies and organisations to recognise and further their efforts in increasing gender equality in their tech teams.
Main hashtags/account/ website | #DiversITCharter #WomeninSTEM @CEPIS_Europe https://cepis.org/events/gender-equality-in-the-it-workplace-26-11-2021/ |
Additional hashtags | #digitalinclusion #recruitment #digitalskills #inclusion #genderequality #mentorship #ICTprofessionals
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Simple Call to Action
| Help increase gender equality in tech – join the @CEPIS_Europe webinar “Gender equality in the IT workplace: breaking down the barriers” on 26/11 and learn how to make the tech workplace more inclusive! |
| Interested in #genderequity in #tech? Join the @CEPIS_Europe webinar ‘Gender equality in the IT workplace: breaking down the barriers’ https://cepis.org/events/gender-equality-in-the-it-workplace-26-11-2021/ on 26 Nov 2021 and learn how to make your IT workplace more #inclusive ! #WomenInSTEM #DiversITCharter |
Statistical Message
| Only 17% of IT professionals are women 55% of companies experience difficulties in recruiting ICT specialists Estimated 1m jobs in IT services in Europe unfilled by 2030 |
General messages that can be incorporated in other posts | Women still face barriers in ICT professions, such as pay inequality, implicit bias, stereotyping, lack of mentorship |
| More inclusive and diverse teams are proven to be more productive and innovative |
| The CEPIS DiversIT Charter recognises the efforts of companies/organisations to increase gender diversity and helps in their journey onward |
| As the demand for ICT professionals grows, women are a ‘talent pool’ for filling the vacancies |
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This conference will focus on what crises like the Covid pandemic and ethical dilemmas in the IT industry mean for IT professionalism, and what role they can play in bridging skills gaps while maintaining trust in the digital transition. Speakers and panellists will join us from all over the globe, representing the European Commission and standards community followed by perspectives from international organisations like UNESCO and many others.
You can find the full programme and registration on ITPE’s website, and if you have any questions don’t hesitate to get in touch with the ITPE team. The conference is part of the ongoing celebrations of the 60th anniversary of IFIP.