Did you know?
- Women represent just 29.2% of all STEM workers despite making up almost half (49.3%) across non-STEM occupations.
- According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), women comprise only 22% of Artificial Intelligence (AI) professionals globally, only 18% of authors at leading AI conferences are women, and only 2% of venture capital flowed to start-ups founded by women in 2019. “There is an urgent need to rebalance the situation for women in AI to avoid biased analyzes and to build technologies that take into account the expectations and needs of all of humanity.” - Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General.
- "On International Girls in ICT Day on April 25, 2024, Women Rock-IT will host a special event that aims to empower our audience by providing immediate, actionable steps to become AI-ready. We underscore the need to develop skills to harness the vast potential of AI and machine learning for businesses, public services, and society at large."- Laura Quintana, VP and GM of Networking Academy - Cisco’s largest and longest-running Corporate Social Responsibility program.
>> Read full blog: Are you AI-Ready? Cisco Networking Academy is closing the gender gap in AI
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About Women Rock-IT program
Women Rock-IT - IT's not just for the Boys!
Celebrating its 10th year in 2024, Cisco Networking Academy’s Women Rock-IT program is a global initiative aimed at closing the gender gap in the technology industry by encouraging young women to pursue careers in tech.
Since 2014, over 2 million participants have joined a live broadcast and 870,000 participants have enrolled in a Cisco Networking Academy course. Learn more.
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Women Rock-IT past presentations and recordings
Cisco Networking Academy courses: Online! Free!
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