An initiative led by Girls in Tech Indonesia, #WomenWin is an idea competition, workshop, pitch night and mentoring initiative for girls and women aged 17-45. The idea competition is intended for participants with currently offline ideas that could benefit from incorporating technology.An initiative led by Girls in Tech Indonesia, #WomenWin is an idea competition, workshop, pitch night and mentoring initiative for girls and women aged 17-45. The idea competition is intended for participants with currently offline ideas that could benefit from incorporating technology.

In celebration of International Girls in ICT Day 2015, the Digital Leadership Institute and its partners - the Council of European Professional Informatics Societies, DIGITALEUROPE, European Centre for Women and Technology, and European Schoolnet - will launch the third edition of the European Ada Awards recognising outstanding girls and women in digital studies & careers in Europe, and the organisations who support them. 

The opening ceremony for the 2015 European Ada Awards will feature lightening talks by inspiring Digital Leaders including girls and women in tech from across Europe, past & current Ada Award-winners, and supporters of the Awards from the public and private sectors from Brussels, Belgium, Europe, and beyond.  

Invited inspiring Digital Leaders include:

• Dr. Dorothy Okello, WOUGNET, 2013 African Digital Woman of the Year
• Ms. Esther Roure Vila, Cisco, 2014 European Digital Woman of the Year
• Miss Manon Van Hoorebeke, Belgium (11 years old), 2014 European Digital Girl of the Year
• Ms. Alexa Joyce, Director of Education Policy, Teaching and Learning at Microsoft

Join us at the new DLI digital innovation centre for girls and women for the opening of online nominations for the 2015 European Ada Awards in the following categories:

• 2015 European Digital Woman of the Year
• 2015 European Digital Girl of the Year
• 2015 European Digital Impact Organisation of the Year

International Girls in ICT Day 2015:

The 2015 European Ada Awards Launch is part of an all-day Digital Leadership Institute celebration of International Girls in ICT Day 2015 that includes the following activities:

17:00-19:00 - g-Hive workshop on "Girls & The Future Internet": A hands-on workshop for girls*, ages 13-17, to promote active participation and leadership by girls in designing and building the Internet of tomorrow, for fun, safety and wellbeing. 

19:00-20:00 - 2015 European Ada Awards Launch & "Inspiring Digital Leaders" Talks, hosted by Ms. Cheryl Miller, DLI Founder & Executive Director.

20:00-22:00 - inQube workshop "Quantify Everything": Third workshop in the Spring 2015 "Build A Kick&ss Online Presence" series for women* by Ms. Selma Franssen, DLI Communications Director & inQube Community Manager. 

 

All DLI "Girls in ICT Day" and European Ada Awards events are an official part of the 2015 e-Skills for Jobs Campaign.

 

Volunteering, Donations & Sponsorship:

If you or your organisation is interested in partnering, volunteering, sponsoring girls & women to participate in DLI activities, or would like to support DLI and its mission in other ways, please contact us.  Donations to DLI are gratefully accepted and go toward furthering its mission of bridging the gender gap and the digital divide worldwide. 

*anyone who identifies as a girl or woman

Thank you to our 2014-2015 Ada Award Partners & Sponsors!

This award recognizes teaching practices, techniques or innovative and new education approaches that attract girls and women to math, computing, and engineering.  The award recognizes the educators (either individuals or teams) as well as the practices in K12 or undergraduate education

The AWDF Main Grants Programme is pan-African and supports local, national, sub-regional and regional organisations in Africa working towards women's empowerment

Contact:

The African Women’s Development Fund
Plot Number 78, AWDF House
Ambassadorial Enclave
East Legon, Accra, Ghana

Ph. +233 (0) 302 521257/+233 (0) 302 923626/+233 (0) 302 28 722006

Email:,

A*STAR strives to groom young and promising talent.  Awards are given to  local upper secondary and junior college students who demonstrate particularly strong aptitude and interest in math and science to spur their passion in scientific research and development.  Other awards and scholarships are given to undergraduates, graduates, and post graduate students

AMORE-PACIFIC Awards and Fellowships.To honour women scientists and young female researchers.  Provision of awards and fellowships to increase the visibility of women scientists through publicizing their achievement.

The Korean Federation of Women's Science & Technology Associations (KOFWST) created the "AMOREPACIFIC Award for Outstanding Women in the Sciences," together with AMOREPACIFIC, to award women scientists with outstanding achievements in order to promote and develop scientific activities by women and make widely known their achievements, thereby encouraging future women scientists. This award, which is presented jointly by KOFWST and AMOREPACIFIC, amounts to a total of 75 million won. It has six categories - Grand Award(1 person), Science & Technology Award(2 persons), Young Scientist Award(2 persons), Science Promotion Award(1 person), Frontier Award(1 person), Most Promising Talent Award(2 persons) - and is presented to nine people. What is unique about the award is that its scope has been expanded to include application areas in addition to pure studies.

The Change Agent Awards honor technical women that live and work outside the United States. They are change agents in their community – working to attract and support women in technology in their region

The Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards, hosted by the Anita Borg Institute Board of Trustees, honors women making significant contributions to technology. One winner is selected in each category: Innovation, Leadership, and Social Impact.

Anita Borg Social Impact Award, an international prize, will honor an individual or team who has caused technology to have a positive impact on the lives of women and society or who has caused women to have a significant impact on the design and use of technology

Aspirations in Computing is a talent development pipeline initiative of the National Center for Women & IT. It is designed to increase women’s participation in technology careers by providing encouragement, visibility, community, enrichment opportunities, scholarships, and internships to aspiring technically inclined young women. Over 90 percent of participants now in college report majoring in traditionally male-dominated STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields of computer science & engineering.  Details: www.aspirationsaward.org

Since its inception five years ago, the program has mentored 1319 young women throughout the U.S. and built a database of more than 10,000 young women that self-identify as interested in technology fields.  The program is scaling up significantly and is expected to serve 1000 girls in 2012-13 through 54 local Affiliate programs. Aspirations in Computing participants are reflective of our diverse populations with 59% describing themselves as non-white or of mixed race, and 10% coming from schools with 40% or more students on free and reduced lunch.

Aspirations in Computing provides a 360°-mentoring environment, in which girls receive support, encouragement and opportunities from NCWIT, peers, K-12 educators, academic institutions and industry partners. Eighty-eight (88%) percent of participants now in college report a major or minor in traditionally male-dominated fields of engineering and computer science and participants report;
» increased interest in technology fields,
» increased confidence in their technical potential,
» increased awareness of opportunities for women in technology,
» and decreased apprehension about entering a male-dominated field.

Aspirations in Computing is currently open to high school level young women who are US residents, including US territories and girl residing at US military installations overseas. We hope to expand internationally in the future and if you are interested in partnering, please email .

AWIS champions the interests of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics across all disciplines and employment sectors.
Working for positive system transformation, AWIS strives to ensure that all women in these fields can achieve their full potential.

the AWIS Educational and Professional Development Awards has been substantially revised recently to focus on assisting early-career women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine with professional development.  These awards are provided to women who have already received their PhDs and funds may be used to attend a conference, acquire specialized training, or pursue professional development.
 

BSCWomen is an online professional network for women in the ICT industry. It also provides mentoring to inspire girls to follow ICT careers.  They hold regular events for women in technology.  Finally, they are currently holding a competition for members to design a poster to encourage girls to pursue ICT studies and careers. More information can be found here.

 

BigAmbition, is a revolutionary programme whose primary strategy is to attract teenagers towards education and careers within the IT sector.

The initiative focuses on helping 14-19 year olds make informed choices in an inspiring and accessible way – stimulating demand among young people for technology-related degrees and careers plus improving the gender imbalance in IT.

National professional organization (open to students, professionals, and small business owners) for black women in IT in South Africa.  Holds workshops and skills training programmes, networking events, conferences, incubation activities, mentoring, and awards for women in IT.

The annual award is be given to a woman in computer science and/or engineering who has made significant research contributions and who has contributed to her profession, especially in the outreach to women.