Girls in ICT
Girls in ICT Day: Preparing the next generation for a digital and low-carbon economy
In honor of Girls in ICT Day, Cisco's Chief Sustainability Officer shares how developing digital skills now can help create a sustainable future.
The First Step On the Road to Technology
Do you remember what first inspired you to follow the road into the tech industry? A mentor or person that pushed you to take the first step? My road to...
Cisco Employee Encourages Girls to Be Engineers Like Her
Recently I was giving the option of choosing between an Apple TV and a drone – and I happily chose a drone. But, I got asked more than a couple...
Giving the ‘Greenlight for Girls’ to Pursue STEM Careers in Barcelona, Spain
“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much” – Helen Keller Almost five months of planning and organizing with our Cisco Greenlight for Girls (g4g) Barcelona project team (Mayte Cubino Gonzalez, Maite Cadenas Sanchez & Esther Roure Vila) came to a successful end on Saturday, May 7 at the La Salle University in Barcelona, […]
No Inclusive Growth Without Women and Girls in ICT
Last week we partnered with the WEF in launching the 2015 Global Information Technology Report highlighting the importance of closing the gender gap in ICT to ensure everybody benefits...
Should women consider a career in cybersecurity? Absolutely!
With the United Nations’ International Girls in ICT day fast approaching on April 23rd, this is a great opportunity to discuss how we can get young women involved in careers in technology. Cybersecurity is an ever-present issue with companies and individuals suffering attacks daily. At Cisco, we believe that protection from threats does not rely […]
Cisco and Techbridge Inspire Girls to Discover Passion for Technology
According to the Girl Scout Research Institute, more than half of all girls say they don’t typically consider a career in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). At Cisco, we can change that – with the help of nonprofit partners like Techbridge, we can inspire girls to discover a passion for technology, science, and engineering. […]
Cisco Offices Worldwide Celebrate International Girls in ICT Day
Even though I grew up surrounded by engineers and technology in Silicon Valley, I didn’t decide to seriously study science until my freshman year in college, when I switched my...
“Brave” Advice from #WomenInTech
As we approach Girls in ICT day on April 24th many people are talking about women in tech and gender bias. All this talk made me think of EWIP, a conference I attended a little over a month ago. One of the sessions featured 4 women on a panel all who have proved to be […]
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