Events

Women in Tech: Charging New Frontiers, Breaking Gender Stereotypes

Name: Women in Tech: Charging New Frontiers, Breaking Gender Stereotypes
Start: 2022-03-07T12:00
End: 2022-03-07T12:00
Location: Virtual/New Delhi

FICCI jointly with FICCI Ladies Organization is running an ambitious mission titled 'Empowering the Greater 50%' to support, empower, and inspire the pivotal segment of the nation - women, from all walks of life. To mark the upcoming International Women’s Day, FICCI is organizing a Special Session on ‘Women in Tech: Charging New Frontiers, Breaking Gender Stereotypes’ with leading experts and women leaders from the STEM field on March 7, 2022, from 1400 - 1600 hrs.

The programme lays special emphasis on enhancing the decision-making and entrepreneurial skills of women through various offerings and multi-stakeholder partnerships for aggregated efforts for empowering women. Mentorship and guidance towards enhancing the participation of women in STEM is one of the key focus areas of the Greater 50 mission.

Why to Attend?

According to the UNESCO report of 2021, more than 50% of women globally are graduates and master students in STEM. However, when it comes to the workforce, women are vastly outnumbered by men. The sad reality is that most of these women drop out at crucial career points. 51% of women in tech fields feel burned out at work. They feel marginalized, stereotyped, and find a lack of opportunity when it comes to leadership roles.
The Indian Government has a policy of 1 woman board member, but most women classify it as an administrative role and don’t know how or what to contribute to this position. More than half of the women in tech have seen levels of gender equality improve in their organization over a couple of years, with a further 70% agreeing that their skill and experience were considered ahead of gender when applying for their first role in IT or tech.
The purpose of this endeavor is to break the gender bias and stereotyping among women in STEM by raising awareness, sharing the best practices and experiences of women leaders and exchanging valuable knowledge that would help women all over the world aspire, achieve, and contribute to leadership positions in tech fields.
This session will also witness the formal launch of FICCI’s WISE Council (Women in Innovation Science and Entrepreneurship) which aims to empower women in Science & Technology as well business to fearlessly aim high and achieve their best potential.