Young, female and breaking barriers in ICT

Meet the women driving South Africa’s ICT revolution

Today’s blend of young women is breaking barriers. They are not holding back on taking up careers in traditionally male-dominated industries and fields. In technology, in particular, many young women are blazing the trail set alight by global tech leaders like former META COO and author of the bookThis is despite the fact that women make up less than 28% of the global technology workforce and just 17% of CEOs.

It’s something she feels could have a massive positive impact on the lives of ordinary South Africans. But the Huawei women aren’t just exercising their skills in the technology sector, they’re also helping build up the skills of the young people coming up after them.Nasrin George is a 27-year-old Project Control Manager at Huawei. Having started out in human resources, she’s now heavily involved in skills development at the company.

“The world is now more welcoming towards women in tech,” Jabane agrees. “Since the start of my career, I’ve seen more and more women within the tech industry holding high positions in different organisations.”

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