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In this way, it is intended to promote gender equality in all measures InCoDe.2030, promoting positive initiatives and actions with the aim of increasing the participation of women in the digital área, ensuring the disaggregation of data by sex in all measures and their monioring, in the sense of balanced participation between men and women.
The gender dimension is the 5th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG): “Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls”.
INICIATIVES
The “Engenheiras por 1 Dia” program aims to work with primary and secondary school studentes to deconstruct gender setereotypes in the most segregated áreas of enginnering and and ICT, through practical exercises, mentoring networks and professional experiences, in partnership with schools, higer education institutions, professional associations, companies and munipalities. Learn more at: www.engenheirasporumdia.pt
InCoDe.2030 signed the Alliance for Equality in ICT Commitment, wich aims to formalize the nertwork of partnerships of the Engineering Program for a day, under the coordination of the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG) in conjuction with the Portuguese Association for Diversity and Inclusion (APPDI), with a view to promoting the digital inclusion of women and their participation in engineering and techonology, consolidating and strcturing forms of systematic cooperation and dissemination of the work corried out by the partner entitties.
National program for the conversion of 3,000 assets, employees and unemployed, into professionals in the área of ICT, Joint iniciative of the Institute of Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP), the Coording Council of the Polytechnic Institutes of Higer Education (CCISP), the Portuguese Association for the Development of Communications (APDC) and the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE). Woment represente a quarter of applications.
The main objective of the Roteiro INCoDe.2030 – Capacitação Digital is to contribute, at the national level, to the promotion and qualification of the digital skills of the Portuguese population in all its diversity. Among other activities, it includes the development of technical and scientific activities to promote gender equality in digital, and a Roadshow that will cover 25 locations throughout the country, focused on a multitude of themes, ranging from the digital economy, gender equality or innovation. The session to be held in Viseu in September will be dedicated to the theme of gender equality and social inclusion. Find out more here: https://clientes.space/incode/eventos/
Initiative of .PT with the support of Google.org. Contributing to accelerate economic recovery through technology and digital is the macro objective, and will include a set of training and mentoring actions, as well as free access to digital tools, aimed at three large target audiences: micro and small companies, regions marked by geographical asymmetry; women in vulnerable situations; and young people with special needs.
The INCoDe.2030, the .PT and Huawei signed a protocol under the development of a scholarship program for 50 students and students of higher education in the areas of engineering and technology, from north to south of the country and islands. Of the approximately 3000 applications, 45% were women. Among the 50 winners and winners, half were women, thus enhancing gender equality in the ICT sector.
The Game of Professions for Equality is born from the need to, from an early age, deconstruct prejudices and demonstrate that there are no professions only for men or only for women. This initiative brought together several entities that, jointly and voluntarily, started a project - with a first game - that aims to provide simple, interactive, inclusive and educational games, as well as content and information on these themes, available to the entire educational community and families. Learn more at: www.jogodasprofissoes.pt
On March 8, 2021, International Women’s Day, the role of women in the technological sector was discussed, in the session "Portugal Digital More Equal - Initiatives where women (already) have an active place", organized by the incode in partnership with the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality, the Portugal Digital Mission Structure and the .PT. Learn more here: https://clientes.space/incode/eventos/
"Women Create Value" was the theme of the event that marked International Women’s Day 2022, organized by incode.2030, the then Secretary of State for Citizenship and Equality, Rosa Monteiro, and the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality, integrating the activities of the Engineers program for a day. In this event we heard the testimony of women scientists and researchers, but we also discussed how employers are enhancing the participation of women in the technological sector and the reconciliation between professional, personal and family life. Learn more here: https://clientes.space/incode/eventos/
Women in Tech is an international non-profit organization, created with the mission of reducing the gender gap and empowering women with the skills and confidence needed to succeed in STEM areas. Headquartered in Paris, it is present on 6 continents and has more than 70,000 members. It focuses on 4 distinct areas - Education, Business, Social Inclusion and Advocacy -, and aims to empower 5 million women by 2030. Learn more here: Women in Tech - International non-profit Organization (Women-in-tech.org)
The Technovation Girls is a global tech education nonprofit that empowers girls to become leaders, creators and problem-solvers. The Technovation Girls program equips young women (ages 8-18) to become tech entrepreneurs and leaders. Learn more at: technovationchallenge.org
“As Raparigas do Código” are a young community focused on promoting digital inclusion by carrying out activities associated with teaching programming to school-age girls (basic, secondary and higher education). We want to demystify the role of women in technology, encouraging more girls and women to enter the information technology sector. Learn more at: raparigasdocodigo.pt