Discovery programme for women in tech
About this good practice
The discovery program is developed by the NGO “WomanGotech” organization navigating women towards careers in tech. This program is created for women who are interested in tech and are thinking about a career switch or just want to be comfortable and familiar with this sector, also for those who are looking for a community where people can talk, explore tech and support each other.
Development of this program was based on the belief that good mentoring opens up career opportunities especially for women in the tech sector that effort quadruples, as gender biases often prevent them from climbing up the ladder in the tech world. The program is developed in an easy format like 15 online courses, so it can be reached from everywhere at any convenient time for the participant. After completing all 15 modules the certificate is issued. As the outcomes of this program, the women gain knowledge in tech talk and jargon, find new friends and new perspectives, and even new career opportunities.
This program has been started as a movement offering a mentoring course for women aiming to mitigate the gap between men and women in tech-related jobs.
The owner of the program has 15K followers on Facebook, and 20K on LinkedIn Channel and is open anytime, so the program can be easily found.
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Development was app. 40,000 EUR. Training costs for the participant is 30 EUR
Evidence of success
The Women Go Tech initiative has seen over 19,000 women participate in the Discovery Program, which serves as an introductory course to demystify various tech roles and help women explore careers in technology. According to the data of the Women Go Tech program, so far more than 700 women have successfully retrained and started their careers in the fields of technology.
Potential for learning or transfer
This good practice has a big potential for transfer to other European countries. Firstly, it has started to expand from Lithuania to Poland, and Latvia and showed good achievements here. Secondly, the need for ICT and tech sector specialists is growing in the whole of Europe and some demanding sectors are growing extremely fast. Besides, the gap between men in women in this sector is visible in most countries, so interest in such training is big among women in every country. And finally, the costs for such training are relatively small ( 30 Eur), so it is very affordable for the majority of women in the region.
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