Event Information

Girls on ICTs - Qualcomm

4/26/2019

The Americas, Brazil, Brasília - Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil

50 participants

26 April 2019

Brasília - Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil

This event will be an excellent opportunity to encourage girls to choose a career in ICT.

Target Audience: 1st and 2nd grade students at Ced 02 / Cruzeiro High School) • Estimated number of participants: 50 students • Location: Serpro • Date: 04/26/2019 • Time: 08:30 to 12:00 • Partners: Qualcomm, Serpro, Brazilian Women's Group, ANATEL, UNB: Meninas.comp Project, ITU, Ced 02 / Cruzeiro Middle School)

About 50 girls  from a public high school (Centro Educacional do Cruzeiro) were encouraged by successful women of the ICT sector, from science, education, government, industry and civil society shared their knowledge and experience as well as their road to success.

They were encouraged to break down some of the stereotypes concerning girls and women working in traditionally male dominated ICT sector.