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
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 (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 [...]
Technology for human development
#8M | International Women's Day In an economically challenging global context, and an Argentina with its own difficulties in guaranteeing the social welfare of the population, there are data that point to technology as a possible way forward to reverse the situation. This industry crosses more and more productive sectors, at the same time [...]
Gender equality for inclusive and transformative technology
#8M | International Women's Day On this International Women's Day, the United Nations proposed the theme “For an inclusive digital world: innovation and technology for gender equality”. From Chicas en Tecnología we encourage to give visibility to the impact that the gender gap in technology has on societies and [...]
Mentoring in STEM: exchanges and learning to overcome barriers
International Day of Women and Girls in Science To incorporate the perspective of girls and women so that science responds to the needs of the entire population To count on the talent, innovation and experiences of people who identify with the female gender in order to address the challenges [...]
#DataCET | Only 12% of female university students in Argentina choose a STEM career
Chicas en Tecnología, with the support of NCR Foundation, presented a new research on the participation of women in the university STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) field. “An Unequal Career: The Gender Gap in Argentina's University System” is the quantitative report that updates and [...]
Chicas en Tecnología offers new programming scholarships together with Disney
Chicas en Tecnología and Disney are launching the first edition of Potencia tu Futuro, a Full-Stack programming scholarship program. Those who identify with the female gender, from 16 to 21 years old, living in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America may apply. The program seeks to reduce the gender gap in technology in Latin America by [...]
We count on you to reduce the gender gap in technology: add your donation!
Chicas en Tecnología celebrates its seventh anniversary, and throughout October, you can add your one-time donation through the donate button of Mercado Pago to promote training and comprehensive support in the technology sector for young people who identify with the female gender in Latin America. The funds raised will allow us to [...]