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Why Supporting Women In Technology Is Imperative

Why supporting women in technology is imperative   The under-representation of women in the technology sector, especially in Africa, has become a major problem considering the role technology has come to play in this era. This begs the question of why more women have not been taking up active roles in tech, and one of…

October 25, 2019

Why AWIT Was Formed

In 2012, Anie Akpe a tech enthusiast, attended a couple of tech events in Nigeria and realized that there was a relatively low representation and active participation of women in the tech sector. This was mostly attributed to the social conditioning especially in Africa, which did not promote the participation of women in some sectors…

October 25, 2019