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- Empowering Talents to Discover Tech -
The Context Average of women among ICT specialists in EU-28 is 17,2% (5.3 % less than in 2007), when Lithuania is among TOP 3 with ~25% (European Institute for Gender Equality) Average annual rate of change for the number of persons employed as ICT specialists by sex in the period 2006-2016 – Lithuania women 2,0 % (0,3 % in EU-28) compared to 6,6 % of men (4,1% in EU-28); By 2020 Lithuania will need additional 13.300 ICT specialists.
Mission
Empowering Talents to Discover Tech
We envision to create 500 success stories of women in tech by 2021 via:
WHAT?
Quality one to one mentoring sessions;
Counseling sessions to provide expert knowledge;
Community and content focused events;
HOW?
We bring the change on the society by human centric long term mentorship program run by professionals.
We not only showcase, but also create the role models in tech.
We include men and women to work on gender equality in tech.
We work with leading tech companies in Lithuania, who commit to making a change.
Women Go Tech and share their expertise providing quality content.
Seasons #1 and #2 so far
Seasons #1 and #2 > 72 Mentors Including 31 CEOs 34 men 38 women
Mentees
11 63 41
Engineering TECH project IT
management
Season #1 final ratio mentors to candidates Season #2
Selected group of mentees
Working with 32 mentors Working with 61 mentor
Selected together with TECH industry HR professionals
With potential candidates With potential candidates
CV and motivation letters
December 9 – January 12 November 6 – December 1
Seasons #1 and #2
Public Outreach
530 posts
78 420 engagements
20 320 775 reach
In social media from December 9, 2016
157 times mentioned 26 events
In the main media portals Keynotes, Trainings, Conferences, Study
visits, Webinars, Hands-on workshops, etc.
13 showcased stories
Mentees’ stories in www.delfi.lt 2062 direct audience
Seasons #1 and #2
Outcomes
79 success stories so far
• Promoted in TECH
• Found a Job in TECH
• TECH startups
• Was not in TECH and became TECH
1546 hours of mentoring sessions and trainings
Hours’ worth more than 640 000 euros
Over 3500 people audience reached in the events.
Satisfaction rate 5 point scale.
( 1 – dissatisfied, 5 – very satisfied.)
Key findings
> „Sticky floor“ is way too sticky – long term
programs are needed
> Men are equally important in gender parity
topic
> Community brings the power
> Role models are raised and found
> Multi-stakeholder environment
> NGOs focused on sustainable business model for
change in society
Seasons #3
Season #3
Personal and individually Series of targeted events brought up Continuous public outreach to
tailored approach to up to by program partners to facilitate change major trends
120 program participants change within the target audience
Indepth career guidance by 80 Inspirational events to foster Showcase WGT stories in major
top industry professionals as motivation to go tech. news media outlets.
personal mentors.
Events cycle re-planned and focused Disseminate encouraging
Over 40 Counselors for more on „hands on“ and interactive content through social media
independent and technical experience (workshops, knowledge channels.
content seeking participants. sharing events).
2 Inspirational “Women Go Tech”
Conferences open for public.
WGT partners are the change makers who make 500 success stories of women in tech by 2021 possible.President of the Republic of Lithuania
Dalia Grybauskaitė
Patronage Organizers Partners
TOP
Trusted by
STAKEHOLDERS
Sponsors
Media partner
Communication partner Friends75 mentors & 12 counselors 46 women & 41 men
Takeaways
% Change % Change
Season #1 Season #2 Season #3
S1-S2 S2-S3
Candidates 251 459 792 +182% +172 %
Selected mentees 45 71 135 +158 % +190 %
Mentors + Counselors 32 60 88 + 47 +188 % +225 %
Mentee competition 1:5.58 1:6.47 1:5.8 - -
Mentors to candidates 1:8 1:7.7 1:10.56 - -Opening conference
Mentorship and Counseling: one to one and group sessions
Events: Active participation is encouraged
Community building: Everyone finds own interests and connection points
Feedback Together we improve and deliver more quality
“A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could
because someone else thought they could.”
Zig ZiglarDiana Cesonyte diana@womengotech.lt
Women Go Tech Season #2 overview
https://youtu.be/ObmBRcPUhpgSeason #3
MENTORSHIP
One to one sessions
Tailor-made approach EVENTS
Meetings at least once a month
Guidance into TECH Opening and closing conferences
Workshops
World Cafe discussions
TECH content presentations
COUNSELLING Inspirational empowering stories
Hand-on tasks
Questions and Answers sessions Plant tour
Small group approach
Specific topic
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