The Science Park of the UV will host this event, which will be celebrated Friday 17 May to raise awareness on the digital gender gap in the Valencian Community and to try and reduce the differences between men and women in access, education and employment in the use of information and communication technology (ICT).
The Chair for Digital Gender Gap signed between the Universitat de València (UVEG) and the Generalitat Valenciana, bunded by the Conselleria de Innovación, Industria, Comercio y Turismo, annually promotes a workshop to analyse in detail the situations in which the digital gender gap appears in Valencian Community. In this context, the 5th Workshop for Digital Gender Equality will focus in the exploration of the experiences and perspectives of men and women who lead the ICT field. It will reflect on how to address questions such as the promotion of female presence in direction teams as well as the implementation of equality and innovation policies in businesses day-to-day life. In addition, we are interested in knowing the impact of technology, which is rapidly transforming the way we work and interact with our surroundings.
In this year’s edition, the 5th Workshop on Digital Gender Equality will be celebrated next Friday 17 May, at 10:00 p.m. It will be possible to watch the event live from the Auditorium Marie Curie of the Science Park of the Universitat de València or on the Youtube channel of the Chair (from 10:30 p.m.). Full programme and registration on the website of the 5th Workshop on Digital Gender equality.
The event will start with an institutional presentation by Rosa Donat Beneito, vice-principal for Innovation and Transfer at the Universitat de València. Then, Jerónimo Mora Pascual, autonomic secretary of innovation at Valencian Department of Innovation, Industry, Commerce and Turism of the Valencian government (Generalitat Valenciana) will start the Workshop. Anabel Forte Deltell, director of the Chair for Digital Gender Gap, will present sum up the results of 2023.
Later, there will be three presentations by people with vast knowledge and experience on the technological and innovation field:
- Regina Monsalve. Agricultural engineer, CEO of Naturvera and President of the Technical Agricultural Engineers Association of Graduates of Valencia and Castellón until 2023.
- Óscar David Sánchez. Engineer and specialist in management innovation projects in the health, biotechnology and ICT sectors, and promoter of the start-up Pleyad.
- Silvia Rueda Pascual. Computer Engineer and with a doctorate from the Universitat de València, she is a consultant board member in the bureau of the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities and Head of the Women and Science Unit at the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
After the talks there will be a colloquium to discuss the topic of ‘Leadership from a gender perspective’, presented by Kristin Suleng from the Science Park Suleng Foundation of the Universitat de València.
This Workshop is part of the activities organised by the Chair for Digital Gender Gap (UV-GVA), signed between the Universitat de València and the Generalitat Valenciana, under the general direction of Innovation and the Digital Gap Observatory which depends on the Valencian Department of Innovation, Industry, Commerce and Tourism and is funded by said Department. In the framework of the Universitat de València, the Chair is supported by the Office of the Vice-Principal for Innovation and Transfer, the office of the Vice-Principal for Equality, Diversity and Inclusive Policy and the Equality Unit.
You can find the Chair for Digital Gender Gap (Universitat de València-Generalitat Valenciana) social media here:
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