Apply for the ITU Women in Cyber Mentorship Programme for young Women
Women in Cyber, the third year of this initiative, aims to enable women to build skills for improved gender inclusion in cybersecurity, assisting in addressing workforce concerns such as unfilled positions, skills gaps, and retention issues. Despite the fact that women make up only 24% of the workforce, the WiC initiative aims to make cyberspace safer and enhance trust in ICTs by helping to close the workforce and gender gaps in cybersecurity.
The ITU-D Women in Cyber Programme addresses gender and workforce gaps in cybersecurity through trainings (both on soft-skills and technical topics), role-modeling, and mentorship using a targeted approach of Inspire, Train, and Empower.
From June through October 2023, all activities will be presented online.
Structure of the Program
INSPIRE: Four keynote webinars with well-known women in cybersecurity as featured speakers highlight their career paths, promoting role models and the perception of women as valuable contributions to the cybersecurity field.
TRAIN: Five technical and soft skills training courses designed to give participants with professional and personal development abilities.
EMPOWER: Two mentorship circle sessions with a live platform for participants to further discuss professional and personal development subjects with high-level cybersecurity women.
Requirements for Eligibility
Women interested in participating in the Women in Cyber Mentorship Programme must meet the following requirements:
Minimum of 2-3 years of junior level cybersecurity experience, or want to enter the cybersecurity sector from another junior level ICT or STEM career.
The program will be presented in English. Participants must have an excellent command of the English language.
A computer and a stable internet connection are required.
There are no age requirements.
Who should come:
The Women in Cyber Mentorship Programme is being rolled out primarily for women living in Africa, the Arab world, Asia, and the Pacific. The program intends to give women with support in their local cybersecurity communities by limiting regional involvement.
African countries targeted include Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mau
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, State of Palestine, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen are among the Arab countries targeted.
Procedure for Making an Application:
Seats for the program are limited.
Zoom is the webinar and training delivery platform.
Participants who are chosen must register for all three components of the mentorship program (inspirational keynote webinars, trainings, and mentorship circles).
Selected mentorship circle applicants will be informed via email by the end of May 2023.
For More Information: Visit the Official Webpage of the ITU Women in Cyber Mentorship Programme 2023
