Empowering Female Students in IT
Fri Oct 18 2019
Institute of Information Technology, University of Dhaka
60 participants
Among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the 5th goal is Gender Equality. One of the targets to ensure Gender Equality is enhancing the use of information and communication technology to promote women empowerment. If equal participation of male and female is not ensured, the existing gender gap will increase the digital divide. Consequently, we will face social and economic marginalization. To avoid this marginalization, women must be actively present in the IT sector. Therefore, IT training for women, especially female students of schools and colleges is essential for introducing them with the dimensions of IT and guiding them towards a better future. To accomplish this goal, IIT Software Engineers’ Community (IITSEC), supported by ADB, DUCSU and DSSE, organized a workshop for female students named “TechCrunch2.0”.
| Time | Session | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Registration and Welcome | Participants register and receive an overview of the day's agenda. |
| 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Introduction to ICT | Discussing the basics of Information and Communication Technology and its significance. |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Women in IT: Challenges and Opportunities | Exploring the current landscape of women's participation in IT and strategies for empowerment. |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch Break | A break for lunch and networking among participants. |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Hands-on IT Workshop | Interactive sessions to familiarize participants with basic IT tools and applications. |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Focus Group Discussion | Participants share their perceptions and attitudes towards the IT sector, guided by pre-workshop questionnaires. |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Closing Remarks and Certificate Distribution | Summarizing the workshop's outcomes and distributing certificates to participants. |