STEM careers in Latin America: real stories of a persistent gender gap

When we think about the future of technology, we cannot stop talking about who is building it. And here is a fact that continues to make a difference: women continue to be a minority in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) university careers in Latin America. In our latest research, The Gap that Persists, we revealed [...]

GLI Forum Latam 2025: technology, community and inspiration

During our visit to Mexico City, we were part of key spaces to continue strengthening the work that we do from Chicas en Tecnología throughout the region. A trip that left us with lessons learned, valuable encounters such as the GLI Forum Latam and the renewed conviction that we are moving towards a more inclusive technology and with more [...]

A meeting to discuss the development of AI and its impact on the world of work

Chicas en Tecnología (CET) organized a day to discuss the challenges and opportunities that Artificial Intelligence represents in the world of work and how it impacts the gender gap in STEM disciplines. The objective was to foster the exchange of ideas and promote concrete actions to ensure that the development of AI [...]

A day to transform the present and future

Chicas en Tecnología is part of “Bonus Day”, an international donation campaign, and invites everyone to participate so that more and more young people who identify with the female gender in Latin America can access free, quality training in technology. On Wednesday, July 12, GlobalGiving, the platform [...]

Technology to open new paths for young women in the region

The young women who participate in our programs begin their journey through the CET Trajectory, a set of free training proposals that allow them to build their present and future in the technological field. Through different stages, each one traces her own path to become a technology creator. From CET, we accompany their trajectories [...]

Technology workers

Lucila is #EmbajadoraCET and her journey through Chicas en Tecnología enhanced her path in STEM disciplines. She is currently studying Systems Engineering and works as a Full Stack Developer. In Argentina, the knowledge-based services sector (KBS) is one of the most dynamic sectors of the national economy, within which stands out the [...]

Girls and adolescents have the power to create innovative solutions

CET route

An activation in the framework of the International Day of Girls in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Chicas en Tecnología and UNICEF Argentina join forces to amplify the voice of the CET Ambassadors, young women from the region who have embarked on different paths in technology. Their stories help to break down stereotypes that [...]

A partnership to reduce the gender gap in secondary STEM education

Chicas en Tecnología participated in the first 2023 meeting of the Single Generation Advisory Council.

Chicas en Tecnología (CET) was invited by UNICEF to be a member of the Advisory Council of Generación Única Argentina (GENU), a strategic alliance that seeks to ensure the right to education of the adolescent population in Argentina. Paula Coto, executive director of CET, participated in the first Council meeting of 2023, the year in which [...]