Women in Tech® Global is pleased to announce that our Founder and CEO, Ayumi Moore Aoki, will join industry leaders from Microsoft and NTT in a strategic discussion on gender parity in STEM at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos, Switzerland.
The session, titled “Driving Gender Parity in STEM for a Thriving Global Economy,” will examine how achieving gender equity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields is fundamental to driving sustainable economic growth and fostering global innovation.
Strategic Collaboration for Global Impact
This high-level dialogue brings together three powerhouses in the technology sector: Women in Tech® Global, with its presence in over 50 countries and community of 250,000 members; Microsoft, a global leader in software and cloud computing; and NTT, Japan’s telecommunications giant. This collaboration underscores the critical importance of public-private partnerships in advancing gender equity in technology.
Economic Imperatives of Gender Parity
The session comes at a pivotal moment when the technology sector’s influence on global economic growth continues to expand. Research consistently demonstrates that increasing women’s participation in STEM fields could significantly boost global GDP. This aligns with Women in Tech® Global’s mission to empower 5 million women and girls in STEAM by 2030, creating a substantial impact on both economic development and technological innovation.
Building on Global Partnerships
This speaking engagement builds upon Women in Tech® Global’s established partnerships with UN Women and our active participation in the World Economic Forum’s Edison Alliance. It represents another significant step in our organization’s commitment to driving systemic change through international cooperation and multi-stakeholder engagement.
Event Information
The session will take place on January 22, 2025, from 13:00 to 13:45 CET at Ice Village, Dome A, in Davos. It will address key topics including:
– Economic benefits of gender parity in STEM
– Strategic frameworks for achieving equity in technology sectors
– Role of public-private partnerships in advancing women in STEM
– Impact of gender-diverse technology teams on innovation
Looking Forward
This platform at the World Economic Forum provides an opportunity to advance the dialogue on gender equity in STEM at the highest levels of global leadership. Women in Tech® Global remains committed to ensuring that the outcomes of such high-level discussions translate into tangible benefits for women and girls in technology worldwide.
