IWD 2025 | #AccelerateAction

[Vivien Chia]

We are less than a month away from International Women's Day!

This year's theme is 'Accelerate Action'. How can you help Accelerate Action?

"As individuals, we can all take steps in our daily lives to positively impact women's advancement.

We can call out stereotypes, challenge discrimination, question bias, celebrate women's success, and so much more. Additionally, sharing our knowledge and encouragement with others is key.

Impactful organizations and groups across the world deliver an array of effective strategies, resources, and activity that help #AccelerateAction in many areas including:

• forging women's economic empowerment
• recruiting, retaining and developing diverse talent
• supporting women and girls into leadership, decision-making, business and STEM
• designing and building infrastructure meeting the needs of women and girls
• helping women and girls make informed decisions about their health
• involving women and girls in sustainable agriculture and food security
• providing women and girls with access to quality education and training
• elevating women and girl's participation and achievement in sport
• promoting creative and artistic talent of women and girls
• addressing further areas supporting the advancement of women and girls." 

We hope, through this group hub, we could help close the gender in tech COLLECTIVELY: Connect. Share. Celebrate. Advocate. 

Learn more and get involved: About the Women in Tech group hub

Are there any noteworthy initiatives or organizations that you would like to give a special shout-out to?

#IWD2025 #AccelerateAction

[Lauren Houser]

I love our SheSpeaks series where my friend, Viji, thoughtfully garners insights from women around the world here at Cisco, so we can learn about our differences and embrace them but also find that piece that resides in us all (our commonalities as women in todays age and as a human). Check her out here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijiiyer?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

and no worries, I did ask first if I could share

[nallon]

did you know... "Today, only one in three scientists is a woman. Lack of gender equality in science is not just a problem that affects women. It also limits scientific progress and hamstrings a country's development and its efforts to build peaceful societies." and "A 2022 study found that one in two female scientists reported experiencing ... harassment at work"
find out more about International Day of Women and Girls in Science here

women are smart, strong, capable, worthy, and resilient. women make great scientists. women support each other

[Vivien Chia]

Thanks for sharing @nallon - Happy 10th anniversary to International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

[Vivien Chia]

Thanks for the shout-out @Lauren Houser - Viji Iyer is such a thought leader in communications and personal brand development!

[jucanepa]

Accelerate Action is such a powerful theme and so important right now in the turbulent times we are living in.  I think this is also a great message to extend to our allies who we also depend upon for support. Thank you for reminding us Vivien and I look forward to celebrating IWD!

[Vivien Chia]

Great findings!

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[Kathy N.]

Sharing information about upcoming career and training opportunities sponsored by the Women in CyberSecurity organization.   They have several topics about AI and even have a book club.  Below is a link to their calendar of events.  

https://www.wicys.org/events/

#WD2025 #AccelerateAction

[Vivien Chia]

So true! #Transperancy

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