Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Microsoft, and Costa Rica promote the insertion of women into technology

Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Microsoft, and Costa Rica promote the insertion of women into technology

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Data from the World Economic Forum cited by the parties indicate that by 2030, 77% of jobs will require technology skills. 

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA for its acronym in Spanish) reported last Thursday that together with Microsoft and the Ministry of Public Education of Costa Rica will promote the insertion of female high school students in areas of technology, science, engineering, and mathematics.

The authorities indicated that 125 students from technical schools in Costa Rica took part in the DigiGirlz initiative, which seeks to encourage the technical education of girls and adolescents so that they can face the challenges of globalized economies from the industry.

“What we seek is to empower them as women and bring them closer to these areas; leveling female participation in STEM is very important,” said Margarita Morera, Microsoft’s regional director of Education for Central America, Panama, and Venezuela.

The DigiGirlz program trained young women to function in an increasingly digitized world. The workshops were specially designed to provide young women with the opportunity to learn and develop STEM skills and equip them with the curiosity and skills needed in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

“As women, we have to raise a flag of leadership, know that we have to move forward and that technology provides us with many opportunities. Studying is a stepping stone for them to move forward, live in a more stable economy, and help their households,” said the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Public Education of Costa Rica, Rocío Solís.

World Economic Forum data cited by the parties indicate that by 2030, 77% of jobs will require technology skills. The demand is growing but unmet, and there is a large deficit of women in STEM areas.

In addition, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), only 35% of higher education students in this field worldwide are women; in the software industry, female representation rarely exceeds 10%.

“Access to and use of digital technologies is key to reducing the gaps that exist in our societies, such as those related to gender and exposure to development opportunities for girls and young women in rural areas, a vulnerable population in our region,” said the Director-General of IICA, Manuel Otero.


Source: Forbes Staff (2022, June 16) IICA, Microsoft y Costa Rica impulsan inserción de mujeres en tecnología. Forbes Centroamérica. Retrieved June 24, 2022, from https://forbescentroamerica.com/2022/06/16/iica-microsoft-y-costa-rica-impulsan-insercion-de-mujeres-en-tecnologia/  

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