22.04.2021
April 22, 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of International Girls’ Day in ICT, which aims to inspire a global movement to increase the representation of girls and women in technology and their equal access to opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has identified the 2021 theme as “Girls’ Union for a Bright Future”. After all, in recent years, the under-representation of women in the STEM field has attracted considerable attention from the public, academia and politics.
The shortage of women is one of the main reasons for the huge gap that exists between the number of higher education graduates and the number of ICT jobs available in Europe. Hundreds of thousands of vacancies for ICT professionals remain unfilled, and this situation is exacerbated by the transition of society to a universally digitalized world and the unprecedented development of technology. Such a gap in ICT skills and talents is one of the most serious threats to Europe’s economic development
The future lies in the digital European economy and around the world. Women make up more than half of the European population, but only about 18% of them are ICT professionals. The active participation of women is crucial for the formation of a sustainable, equitable and impartial digital economy and society. education and encouragement of more and more girls and young women to active careers in STEM.
