According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2022 the estimate to bridge the gender gap and achieve parity increases rather than decreases: it will take another 132 years to close the global gender gap. "The way out of current crises and building future resilience require creativity and talent, which are not possible without gender diversity" Saadia Zahidi, head of the World Economic Forum, declares.
The report of the European Commission on gender inequalities places Italy in the last places among Europen countries in the high tech sector (twenty-fifth out of thirty-five) and highlights how gender stereotypes need to be addressed long before the women enter the working space, targetting school age girls and encouraging their interest in the technology sector..
hackher_ wishes to contribute increase the percentage of professional women by adopting creative and innovative solution with a project that involves 10 cities throughout Italy to bring the female gender closer to the STEM world, eliminating cultural gaps and legacies that condition and limit access of women in the IT world.
hackher_sponsored by the European Parliament and supported by major brands and institutions pursues ideals of inclusion by fighting all forms of gender discrimination and is aimed at anyone who believes that it is important to leave a society founded onequality and equal opportunities.