{"id":454,"date":"2021-10-26T21:15:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T19:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zonta-international-district18.com\/fr\/biennium2020-2022\/?p=454"},"modified":"2021-10-26T21:50:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T19:50:48","slug":"stem-needs-girls-ict-in-teaching-and-learning-a-tool-for-girls-empowerement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zonta-international-district18.com\/fr\/biennium2020-2022\/2021\/10\/26\/stem-needs-girls-ict-in-teaching-and-learning-a-tool-for-girls-empowerement\/","title":{"rendered":"Zonta Club of Ibadan – Stem Needs Girls \u2013 ICT in teaching and learning, a tool for girls empowerement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On 25th September 2021, the Zonta Club of Ibadan 1 trained no fewer than 200 secondary school girls and 40 teachers on enhancing girls\u2019 participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).\u00a0

The President of the organisation, Dr Olajumoke Akere, made this known at the grand finale of an event tagged, \u201cSTEM Needs Girls and U Teach\u00a0STEM\u201d,\u00a0in Ibadan on Sunday.

She said the training was geared toward bridging gaps in STEM fields.

Akere said that the organisation would strive to expand the scope of the training.

According to her,\u00a0statistics has shown that only 28 per cent of females are into\u00a0STEM professions globally, while gender gap is high and fast growing in computer science\u00a0and engineering\u00a0which are considered\u00a0to be the dependable professions in future.\u00a0

She added that the training\u00a0was to encourage girls to take up careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to widen their intellectual horizons as well as achieve self-sustainablity.

\u201cWe believe that there is gender imbalance in these professions; hence, the need for more girls in STEM careers,\u201d she said.

Akere said that the society would need to motivate and encourage girls to go into STEM.

\u201cWe believe that a career in STEM will help them to be contributive and productive to the society, themselves and global environment.
\u201cIf we look at the 21st\u00a0century, one of the skills that are very important for any individual to have is Information and Communication Technology (ICT),\u201d Akere said.
She suggested expansion of after-school and summer school opportunities for girls and provision of professional education to teachers, among others.\u00a0

In a keynote address, the Director in-charge of\u00a0ICT at the\u00a0University of Ibadan, Mrs Abiodun Alao, called on\u00a0governments to adequately fund ICT education and provide necessary facilities for schools.\u00a0

\u201cThe major thing our government should do is to provide an enabling environment, and in doing so, the government needs to ensure that schools are well-funded.

\u201cThe truth is that ICT is capital intensive and it is not something some individuals or even some schools will be able to do successfully without the necessary financial backing from government.

\u201cIt is high time we had a stream or what we call the highline of intervention for ICT.
\u201cUntil the government gives this attention, schools will continue to struggle and develop at their own pace,\u201d Alao said.
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