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ICT & Gender
1. Why & How HP Invests in Gender Equity in ICT Barbara Waugh, Ph.D. Director, University Relations Hewlett Packard World Bank February 2008
2. Me Mother Gran d mother 22 year HP employee Barbara Waugh, Ph.D. Director, University Relations Hewlett-Packard Company 1501 Page Mill Road, M/S 1176 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Direct Phone: 650-857-2273 Fax Number: 650-857-4012 www.barbwaugh.com Director, University Relations
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7. HP investments Joint Research, Boards, Conferences, Workshops, Associations, Campus Relations, Thought Leadership, Regional Development of Engineering Education Infrastructure University Relations Research on Applications for Girls & Women, Targeted Education and Recruitment of Girls and Women R&D Events Sponsorship, Organization Sponsorships, Employee Affinity Groups Culture & Diversity Events Sponsorship, Publications, Equipment Loans and Donations Marketing Policy, Legislation Government Affairs Events, Publications, Campus Activities Recruiting Grants for STEM and Engineering Education, Microenterprise Acceleration, GET IT Philanthropy
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11. 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 EftA Community , Projects and Funding Lima Ministerial ($50K) Connexions in LAC $250+K GCEE Rio IDB RPG $1.3M ’ 07 Projects Labor Market Observatory ($1M+) Success Stories Brochure ($20K) Website ($50K) Chile Workshop (Mar) Dominican Republic Workshop (Mar) HP, Faculty US Industry LATAM Industry WB USTDA LACCEI ASIBEI IEEE ABET, CEAB Expand LATAM Industry, Accreditation, Professionals Lima Symposium $410K Education Conferences IDB OAS ISTEC
12. Engineering Africa! Conversations Exploring: A Multi-stakeholder Quality Assurance & Innovation Process for Capacity Building through Engineering Education Beginning in Nigeria A Pan-African Initiative of the Capacity Building Committee of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations Hewlett Packard and Partners
13. Workshop Stakeholders Development Agencies: UNESCO, World Bank Universities Government Industry Professional Societies: WFEO, AEEA, SNE Engineering Africa! Faculty workshop
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15. University Relations partnership continuum Levels of engagement Traditional engagement Holistic engagement Awareness Involvement Support Sponsorship Strategic partner
16. Models for Public Private Partnership in Higher Education Think Globally <-> Act Locally Academia Industry Government Sabato’s Triangle Development Banks Enlightened Self-Interest National System of Innovation
17. Four pillars of the knowledge economy Education & training Information infrastructure Economic incentive & institutional regime Innovation systems The World Bank focal areas
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19. The Mandate (continued) Without access to information technology, an understanding of its significance and the ability to use it for social and economic gain, women in the developing world will be further marginalized from the mainstream of their communities, their countries and the world. USAID, 2001. “Gender, Information Technology and Developing Countries: An Analytic Study”. Washington, DC
20. Current State The reality is that no country in the world, no matter how advanced, has achieved true gender equality , as measured by comparable decision-making power, equal opportunity for education and advancement, and equal participation and status in all walks of human endeavour. ..measuring disparities is a necessary step towards implementing corrective policies. Yet measurement is challenging and country performance difficult to asess using disaggregated and diverse data for each nation. Women's Empowerment: Measuring the Global Gender Gap
21. The ICT Education Pipeline for Girls & Women: How it’s filled, How it leaks Primary Secondary Tertiary Teachers/Faculty Physical Access Influence Teachers, Parents, Perception & Reality of Opportunity Career Change Informal Education Family Responsibilities Influence Teachers, Parents, Peers, Culture Perception & Reality of Opportunity Gov & Industry Modified from NWCIT
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23. Building levels of engagement Engineering/science pipeline From the earlier educational years to a transformation of the university experience Engineering accreditation and education Women are more likely to be educated and work if it occurs in their home countries Joint Research & Thought Leadership