Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are skills in high demand for the workforce of the future. STEM education gives women and girls skills that make them more employable and ready to meet the digital labor demand.
STEM4ALL is a UNDP and UNICEF platform dedicated to accelerating gender equality and the representation of women and girls in STEM to meet the demands of the future of work in Europe and Central Asia.
In the Europe and Central Asia region, the share of women in working in the ICT sector ranges from 23 percent of workers in Turkey to 44 percent in Armenia.
Source: UNDP 2021
Globally, women are underrepresented in STEM sectors. From a young age, girls are discouraged to pursue STEM limiting their options to explore opportunities for these fields as they transition into adolescence and adulthood. Whether it is because of social norms, gender stereotypes, occupational segregation, or exclusionary workplaces, women could fall further behind in the world of work. Learn more about how we can make changes from classroom to boardroom for an equal future in STEM.
Learn moreThe STEM4ALL platform provides the space to create and share collective knowledge on gender equality issues in STEM in the region among women and girls in STEM fields, academics, policymakers, and the private sector in the form of videos, podcasts, publications and webinars.
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