'Girls Got IT' Workshop in Dbayyeh Convention Center

by Naharnet Newsdesk 08 March 2016, 10:46

Five women associations (Lebanese League for Women in Business (LLWB), Arab Women in Computing Lebanon Chapter (ArabWIC Lebanon), IEEE Women in Engineering Affinity Group – Lebanon Section, and Women in IT (WIT), and Digital opportunity Trust) organized together the “Girls Got IT” event, bringing

around 400 students girls from public and private schools (10th and 11th grades) for a full day of STEAM (STEAM fields is an acronym for the fields of study in the categories of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) related hands-on activities at Dbayyeh Convention Center.

The idea behind the event is to initiate girls on STEAM and empowerment by:

1. Encouraging them to select STEAM subjects as career choices,

2. Promote essential technology skills for today's global economy;

3. Bridge the gender gap in technology-related fields by bringing awareness to girl students on the importance of Information Technology and of the possibilities STEAM can offer

4. Break the cultural stereotypes of women in STEAM by exposing young girls to

inspiring role models and success stories from Lebanon

5. Strengthen the bonds within society through fostering volunteering and the spirit of giving back to the society

6. Support the technology startup ecosystem in Lebanon

During the one day workshop, which will be held on March 12, around 20 practical and technical break-out sessions will be available for the student to engage in different activities and gain technical hands-on skills in different domains and will be given the opportunity to network and select mentors from the rich membership of the five organizers.

At the end of the day, 20 awards will be distributed to the best participants. The winning girls will explain what they learned from the session.

Several partners from the entrepreneurial and technology ecosystem collaborated to make this event a success bringing their passion and expertise for the support of “Girls Got IT”.

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