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Vodacom to address gender gap in Nigeria’s ICT sector

Vodacom has decried the wide gender gap that exists in Nigeria’s ICT sector. This development according to the company can be attributed not only to the relative lack of females studying science and technology at secondary and tertiary institutions but, also the number of females given access to formal education.

Speaking in Lagos at an event to mark this year’s International Girls in ICT Day, Obafunke Atanda, senior manager product portfolio, Vodacom Business Nigeria, said Vodacom is committed to the support of female students interested in studying ICT at tertiary education level.

She said the number of females currently employed in ICT in Nigeria is extremely low compared to males.

Vodacom in a statement said through its power to you project, it is encouraging youths especially females to include science and technology among their career choices. “The intention is to increase the number of females in the ICT sector of Nigeria which is currently dominated by men,” it explained.

The telecommunications company also said it is promoting the education and training of girls in primary and secondary schools, thereby empowering them at a much earlier stage of their lives.

“We feel it’s our responsibility to support initiatives aimed at increasing the number of skilled and qualified women in Nigeria, and we enjoin other companies to contribute to this course,” added Atanda.

She added that empowering female students would be beneficial to addressing the root cause of the lack of female advancement such as poor education, unwanted teenage pregnancy and domestic violence.

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