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Empowering young women in ICT
30-4-2019
On the occasion of the International Girls in ICT Day, which falls on April 25 of each year, the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Yousef Athemeyn, on Wednesday urged member states and relevant institutions to join in the international efforts to empower young women and girls to study and work in the sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics and ICT sectors (STEM). Athemeyn pointed out that the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Women in Burkina Faso issued a resolution adopted by the foreign ministers conference held last month in Abu Dhabi advising member states to take legislative and executive measures for the provision of science programs for women in order to bridge the gap between their education and the labor market requirements. The ICT sector, Athemeyn noted, is in need of talents, offering a broad opportunity for young women who are highly qualified in technology. He called on the international community to work harder to provide similar programs in conflict areas. (Al Hayat, April 24, 2019)
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