Developing Long-Term STEM Pipeline Security: Taking an Early Interventionist Approach
Developing Long-Term STEM Pipeline Security: Taking an Early Interventionist Approach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpZfZNA8XnE Where exactly does the STEM pipeline begin to leak? Are we looking at the right place to fix it? Paula Walshe, early childhood education lecturer at Southeast Technological University in Carlow, Ireland, and PhD candidate researching STEAM and early childhood education, addressed these questions […]
Women’s Leadership Empowerment in Digital: Findings, Reflections, and What Comes Next
Women’s Leadership Empowerment in Digital: Findings, Reflections, and What Comes Next https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RQsIJLrvCs What does it take for a woman to reach a leadership position in the digital sector, and what keeps stopping her from getting there? Simona Ramanauskaitė, lead of Thematic Working Group on Leadership Empowerment within the Connecting Women in Digital project, brought […]
Is your women-led startup ready to cross the Atlantic? Discover the EU–LAC Digital Accelerator
Is your women-led startup ready to cross the Atlantic? Discover the EU–LAC Digital Accelerator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a8eW1JVonc&t=25s Connecting Women in Digital and the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator hosted a joint webinar session on March 26th, 2026, to discuss how women-led startups can fully participate in global innovation ecosystems as the digital economy continues to expand across borders. The […]
Classroom Evidence Lab: Responding to identified gaps with classroom-level evidence.
Classroom Evidence Lab: Responding to identified gaps with classroom-level evidence. https://youtu.be/B8McKgh-Grw What happens inside ICT classrooms when it comes to girls? Dr. Irina Dimitrova, Co-Founder & Chief Research Officer (CRO) at ProtoBuild Dynamics and contributor to two of our Connecting Women in Digital Thematic Working Groups, tried to answer this question in the webinar […]
Embedding Gender Equality in the EU’s Digital Future: From AI Bias to Actionable Policy Solutions
Embedding Gender Equality in the EU’s Digital Future: From AI Bias to Actionable Policy Solutions https://youtu.be/VZ-3HqWR4Rs Are we building gender neutral AIs? Gender equality and AI governance don’t always go hand in hand, but closing that gap was exactly what the Connecting Women in Digital webinar set out to explore on March 12th, 2026 Our […]
Closing the ICT Skills Gap: Navigating the Divide Between IVET and Industry
Closing the ICT Skills Gap: Navigating the Divide Between IVET and Industry https://youtu.be/MH-3BXNqtb0 Bridging the gap between vocational education and the ICT labour market was at the centre of the recent WIDCON webinar “Closing the ICT Skills Gap: Navigating the Divide Between IVET and Industry,” held on March 6th 2026. The webinar featured as speaker […]
The role of STEAM in Early Education: Bridging Research and Practice in Early STEAM Learning
The Role of STEAM in Early Education: Insights from the WIDCON Forum Webinar https://youtu.be/31J6nGc1F2k On 25 February 2026, we hosted the second webinar within our #WIDForum series, bringing together researchers and practitioners to explore a key question: how can early education help close the gender gap in STEAM fields? Two speakers presented complementary perspectives: Paula […]
WIDCON Publishes the First Women in Digital Annual Report: A Data-Driven Call for Systemic Change Across Europe
WIDCON Publishes the First Women in Digital Annual Report: A Data-Driven Call for Systemic Change Across Europe How can Europe accelerate real progress towards gender convergence in the digital decade? The Women in Digital (WiD) Annual Report 2025 steps forward with the clearest picture yet of how girls and women move through the digital pipeline […]
Understanding National Actions on Women in Digital Across EuropeThree Days of Digital Transformation:
Understanding National Actions on Women in Digital Across Europe One of the active steps that can help change the narrative for women in digital is coordinated national action that translates policy ambition into real opportunity. This theme framed our recent webinar that took place on February 5th, “Understanding National Actions on Women in Digital Across […]
Gender Equality Index 2025: Evidence for a More Inclusive Digital Transition
Gender Equality Index 2025: Evidence for a More Inclusive Digital Transition The Gender Equality Index 2025 by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) provides a clear and updated overview of gender equality across the European Union. With an overall score of 63.4, the EU has gained 10.5 points since 2010 and 7.4 points since […]
