Digital Divas: Designing approaches to enthuse girls' interest in ICT studies and ICT careers

一个强大的信息和通信技术（ICT）产业，一个熟练的ICT劳动力和卓越的ICT研究对澳大利亚的未来至关重要。然而，女孩对信息和通信技术的兴趣以及进入信息和通信技术劳动力队伍的妇女人数处于历史最低水平，而行业技能严重短缺。Digital Divas将率先开展一项计划，培养女孩的信息通信技术技能和信心，提高她们学习信息通信技术和进入信息通信技术劳动力队伍的动力。通过解决课堂、大学和职业中明显的性别数字鸿沟，教育的好处将得到最大化。

A strong information and communications technology (ICT) industry, a skilled ICT workforce and excellence in ICT research is vital to Australia's future. However, girls' interest in ICT, and the numbers of women entering the ICT workforce, are at record lows, while Industry skills are critically short. Digital Divas will pioneer a program to build girls' ICT skills and confidence, increasing their motivation to study ICT and enter the ICT workforce. The benefits of education will be maximised by addressing the gender digital divide evident in classrooms, universities and professions.