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IT Firm Urges Girl Child to Embrace Opportunities in ICT
Technology firm, Technology Distribution (TD) has urged young females to embrace opportunities inherent in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.
Mrs Chioma Chimere, Coordinating Managing Director, TD, gave the advice on Thursday in Lagos, during the ”This Is Me – The Tech Talk”, a programme to mark the International Girls in ICT Day, celebrated on April 25.
Chimere said that the opportunities in the ICT sector encouraged the female gender to express themselves.
”The girl child should pursue a career in ICT because the opportunities are limitless, and it gives her the platform to be herself, to express herself and also be a woman, a wife and a mother at the same time.
”I think the opportunities are there already, because the ICT industry is such that admits its kind, it is attractive. So long as you are mentally prepared for it, then you can harness the opportunities.
”Most times it is not a question of educational qualification. You don’t have to be an Electrical Electronics Engineer or a Computer Engineer to find a career in ICT. I am a graduate of English Language and Literature and. I have been in IT for 23 years.
”So it goes beyond what are studying. it is for people who are open to change, people who are open to do things and people who are open to dynamism.
”Our industry is very dynamic. So any woman who is hard working and dynamic in character would flourish naturally in ICT,” she said.
Chimere said that the company had gathered over 150 girls from Senior Secondary 2 (SS2) to try to expose them to the opportunities that lie within the ICT space.
According to her, the programme goes beyond ICT, as a lot of girls are struggling with other things that are way beyond career.
”So today we are having talks about loving yourself, talks about the perspective of a man, and then we are having a highly acclaimed CEO’s give them stories of their growth from grass to grace.
”This is so that the girls understand what life is all about, so that they can start young to create values and live by those values.
Cross section of participants at the event
”This is our contribution to our society, to mold the young girl and get her prepared for the huge task that is ahead,” she said.
Speaking earlier, Chidalu Ekeh, Head of Marketing, Konga, urged the girl-child to away love herself, so as to break barriers.
Ekeh said that ”Loving Yourself” was a journey, a process that needed to be nurtured.
She said that the female gender should apply the principle of potentiality, hence, to continue searching, looking for a better way than the way she presently had.
”In accepting your flaws, don’t forget to appreciate your strength and laud your accomplishments.
”You have to be yourself and ensure you are a positive person, hold on to your dreams and be flexible,” Ekeh said.
Mrs. Ify Afe, Managing Director of Hewlett-Packard (HP), said that women must learn to grow each other.
”If you feel we are not given the opportunity to stand up, then for no reason should you stunt a fellow woman,” Afe said.
She further urged them not to work in silos, stressing that building healthy relationships with each other will bring about the desired growth.