February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGIS)! How are you celebrating and uplifting the accomplishments of women while creating opportunities for girls?

ISLANDS is working across the project to advance and enhance engagement, empowerment, and leadership of women and girls in science (and STEM), which is linked with the upcoming thematic focus of this year's UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW): digital technology.

There are now, and increasingly we'll see, a multitude of employment opportunities created by the internet, communications and technology (ICT) sector. Women and girls need to be encouraged to opt for ICT and science subjects at school--we can look to green growth jobs!--as this sector offers greater opportunities in terms of employment and career prospects as our communities, countries and globally we shift to a circular economy technology will need to be at the forefront of this revolution.

A project in Fiji implemented by ADB shares some insights on green jobs for women and technology opportunities being deployed with skills-training: https://development.asia/explainer/how-green-jobs-women-help-promote-ge…