… of increased women’s representation, especially in ICT – a profession where women are currently under-represented. Companies in the ICT sector need the cooperation of NGOs and research centres to motivate more girls to enter the ICT profession. Organisations need to recognise the important …
… in the labour market and in particular in the ICT sector Initiatives motivating fathers to take up parental … partnerships) Companies should also be aware of how the ICT sector is perceived by the general public. In the ICT sector this relates in particular to gender stereotypes …
… of women in the labour market. The need for STEM and ICT skills is growing in all sectors, from healthcare to … that by 2020 there will be a shortfall of at least 700,000 ICT professionals in Europe . Currently only around 17% of the almost 8 million ICT specialists in Europe are women. While the average growth …
… on the factors enabling or hindering balanced uptake of ICT jobs among women and men. In 2017, the European … a project on good practices in work-life balance in the ICT sector. Selected good practices (both work-life balance … to address the under-representation of women and girls in ICT) will be published in 2019. It will be accompanied by the …
… Office (CSO) (2017) show that 79.3% of graduates in ICT were male. [2] At a time when women’s qualifications are … of employers. There is a demand in Ireland for high-level ICT skills — currently at a rate of 6,000 job openings per … and 59. All participants had third level qualifications in ICT — an undergraduate or postgraduate degree or …
… build networks and share know-how among women working in ICT. Netlight also invests in recruiting new talents, and … playrooms in all of its offices. On the one hand, ICT workplaces enjoy more flexibility compared with many … often not tied to a location or timetable. On the other, ICT workplaces compete for top employees for whom a good …
… pay gap; and programmes that support girls to acquire ICT-related skills are just a few examples of the policies … Another important lesson is that cooperation with other ICT businesses from Hungary can be a key asset in developing …
… Ombudsman. Country information — policy in context The ICT sector in Poland is one of the fastest growing in Eastern Europe — similar to the ICT sector in Bulgaria. According to the most recent Eurostat data, there were 431 800 ICT specialists employed in Poland in 2016, and the ICT …
… DigiPippi seeks to increase the number of women in ICT in the long term. Country information — policy in … contributing to a more work–life balanced culture among ICT companies — the best way to attract and keep highly … uptake of parental leave among fathers, including in the ICT sector. The campaign will run from November 2017 to …
… stereotypes and motivate girls to choose a career in ICT. One of the programme´s activities is Microsoft’s … — policy in context According to EU data, the ICT sector in Croatia contributed 4.1% of the country’s GDP in 2014 (Eurostat database, Percentage of the ICT sector on GDP , 2017). A recent analysis of the sector …
… of good practices and resource mobilisation in the ICT sector. The idea behind the initiative is to contribute … and improve national environment to encourage women choose ICT and develop a career in the sector. When BCWT’s initiatives started, it was obvious that women in ICT in Bulgaria lacked self-esteem and often had internal …
… sectors. However, only around 17 % of the almost 8 million ICT specialists are women, and the number of women graduating from ICT studies has been decreasing over the last decade. The vast under-representation of women in ICT shows a waste of highly qualified human resources and has …