Editor’s note: In celebration of International Day of the Girl (October 11) and Ada Lovelace Day (October 14), Leading Women is devoting the month of October to women and girls in STEM: science, technology, engineering and math. (CNN) — Girls don’t do science. If that’s the stereotype, then good luck telling that to these women. …
“Digital media is a powerfulway for children to realisetheir rights, from accessing information, playing games, to expressing themselves freely and even anonymously. Technology has a crucial role in empowering children by facilitating communication, education and activism. It means children don’t have to rely on adults and can have a voice of their own. Yet not …
(CNN) — When I was doing my degree in computer science in Ghana’s Valley View University 10 years ago, there just were seven girls in the class. After four years, only four graduated and out of that number, just two of us have stayed in technical roles. Today, my little sister’s computer science class has …
Regina Agyare is among five hundred young African professionals who have started a six-week leadership course in the US. Listen To Interview >
WOMEN ARE NOT REPRESENTED ADEQUATELY IN VARIOUS CAREER FIELDS, AND IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH LACK OF INTELLIGENCE. IT DOES, HOWEVER, HAVE TO DO WITH PREPARATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO HIGHER EDUCATION. Women do not have a strong presence in the sciences at universities, this marks the genesis of a gender disadvantage …