Mpiletso Motumi mpiletso.motumi@inl.co.za ANUSHKA Monema, a computer science student at Wits University, says women constantly have to prove their worth in the ICT space.
“It’s quite common for you to be looked down on, or for your skills and abilities to be doubted by not just men in the field, but women too, because you are a female.”
Monema is part of the Huawei bursary programme for ICT students.
After the world celebrated International Girls in ICT Day yesterday, there is still a lot of work to do before women are equally represented in the sector.
“Globally, women are still dramatically under-represented in information and communication technology,” said Christina Naidoo, chief operations officer of Huawei, South Africa.
“Improving that representation means encouraging young women to study technology, and to stay…