"The pICTureURpath project will host the online event “From Barriers to Breakthroughs: Empowering Girls in ICT” bringing together inspiring voices, thought-provoking discussions, and concrete ideas on how to break down barriers and open up opportunities for girls in ICT. The event’s working language will be English and is open to educators, parents, policy makers, ICT professionals, youth organisations, and anyone passionate about gender equality and ICT / STEAM.

Date: Thursday, 25 September 2025
Time: 14:00 CET
Format: Online
Registration link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e2882f62-d2b9-4832-9bc4-72761c1b4b81@bc5602ad-dd08-4097-a44e-3f64cbd5123b

“pICTureURpath – Fostering gender balance in pursuing ICT related studies and professions” aims to identify the key factors and actors that influence girls’ aspirations in pursuing Information and Communications Technology (ICT) studies and professions in Europe, with the scope to design a pedagogical framework for secondary pre-service and in-service teachers and non-formal educators, and pilot-experiment an intervention for proposing policy recommendations that have high potential for increasing the number of girls whose career choice or learning pathway leads to an ICT.