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The document discusses the International Day of Girls in ICT which aims to empower girls to consider careers in the ICT sector. It notes that while women currently make up less than 20% of the ICT workforce, job opportunities in the field are growing. A career fair highlighted by the Day featured over 50 career booths and nearly 400 students interacting with ICT professionals. The event was deemed very successful in sparking student interest in ICT careers.

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The document discusses the International Day of Girls in ICT which aims to empower girls to consider careers in the ICT sector. It notes that while women currently make up less than 20% of the ICT workforce, job opportunities in the field are growing. A career fair highlighted by the Day featured over 50 career booths and nearly 400 students interacting with ICT professionals. The event was deemed very successful in sparking student interest in ICT careers.

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CESECJUNE2016

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The International Day of Girls in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) aims at
empowering girls and young women to consider careers in the ICT sector. An initiative of the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the day is celebrated on the first Tuesday in April
every year.
Job opportunities in the ICT sector continues to grow. The world is changing quickly gone are
the days when traditional careers ae the major focus for women. Many companies are predicting
a shortage of qualified staff in mathematics, engineering, and science and computing skills to fill
the growing demands. Training in ICT will open doors for highly qualified and skilled women in
those technical fields.
Research has shown that women make up less than twenty per cent of the work force in the ICT
sector. This is unfortunate since a number of organizations have reported that having women in
the senior positions positively impacts financial performance. However, girls may not consider
entering the fields of ICT unless they can be shown the benefits. Careers in ICT allows the
flexibility to earn income from the home and to create their own career path. Unique career
opportunities include graphic artists, recipe bloggers, software engineers and hardware
specialists.
One of the highlights of the International Day of Girls in ICT is a career fair where young
women have an opportunity to interact with professionals in the industry. In 2016, nearly four
hundred students, including males, attended the fair and interacted with professionals in over
fifty career booths. The professionals reported that the event was very successful and the interest
in the careers display was extremely high. An additional feature this year was the opportunity
for students in the final year of college to sign up for internships in selected companies n
completion of their studies.

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With initiative such as this, the future of women in the International and Communications
Technology is secure.

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