Girls in ICT Contest

“Girls in ICT Day” is an international initiative,
created by the International Telecommunications Union,
with the aim of increasing awareness among women and girls about career opportunities
in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Computing.
To celebrate Girls in ICT Day, we created a challenge + free project for you! Participate in our Girls in ICT competion and win
a Nintendo Switch + Super Mario Maker 2 to create your games!

This day is celebrated worldwide on the third Thursday of April, and in 2024 it falls on April 25th.

Participate in our Girls in ICT competion and win a Nintendo Switch + Super Mario Maker 2 to create your games!

To celebrate Girls in ICT Day, we created a challenge + free project for you! In the challenge you will learn more about important women in ICT and then you will have the opportunity to create a project about the woman in ICT that inspired you the most. It could be a challenge woman or someone else who has inspired you.
                                      Share the project with your friends for more chances of winning.
                                                                  See the full regulations below.

                                            All templates will be in the free version during this period.
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                                                                  Everyone can participate :)

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Girls in ICT

This year, the theme is “Leadership,” to underscore the critical need for strong female role models in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers.
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Although women currently occupy 40% of highly qualified professions worldwide, their participation in ICT-related fields remains low. Women are almost absent from software development, engineering, technological research, academia and the highest levels of political decision-making. They also tend to leave science and technology jobs at higher rates than men.

While there is a gender gap in leadership across all sectors, the biggest differences are found in STEM domains. Women working in the ICT sector are often in junior or support roles rather than management roles, with few opportunities for advancement. They are also less likely to hold an executive position, become ICT entrepreneurs or be represented among policy makers in science and technology.

To thrive in STEM, girls and young women must be exposed to women in leadership positions, fostering inspiration and breaking down the barriers that impede their progress. The theme of Girls in ICT day 2024 aims to address these challenges by encouraging capacity building and leadership development for a more equitable future in STEM.

Level Suggestion

Beginner

Program a sprite to give a presentation, with speech and wait blocks.

                                        Intermediate

  Program two sprites into a dialog using the speech   and message blocks.Change the background while   the characters speak using the skin change blocks.

Advanced

Program two or more sprites into a short story with speech and message blocks.Change the background using the skin change blocks and move the characters with movement and skin blocks.Use coordinates to move the characters and print text to accompany your narrative.