Migrant Women in the Digital Economy. Towards meaningful inclusion

While the boom in digital technology worldwide brings many opportunities and demands for new skills in the labour market, women, and in particular migrant women, remain underrepresented at all levels in the digital sector in Europe. Compared to men, women are less likely to work in the digital sector and within the group of migrants, migrant women face particular challenges to enter the labour market. Multisectoral action and partnerships with local, national and European stakeholders are required to bridge this gap to promote the socio-economic inclusion of migrant and refugee women. In the face of this challenge, the RIDE project, an initiative supported by the European Commission, was developed as a joint effort to strengthen the capacity of migrant and refugee women to enter the digital job market through integrated approaches in six European countries.

This final event will highlight how RIDE and similar initiatives can accelerate the participation of women in digital and technology sectors, advance the well-being and up/re-skilling of migrant and refugee women, contribute to socio-economic development and innovation, and foster partnerships across countries and sectors.

Within the RIDE initiative, project partners have delivered training and coaching for 60 migrant women in different European countries in 2021 and 2022 and created an interactive, online map with 100 references of digital skills training opportunities for migrant and refugee women. As its flagship activity, a job fair for migrants was organised in each country this year. Over 40 employers and over 200 migrant women took part in job fairs in different countries.

Speakers at the final event, including project partners, will share key lessons learned, and explore ways to strengthen the capacity of migrant women in the digital economy as a critical contribution to their social inclusion and the economic benefit of the host country. The event will also provide a chance for migrant women themselves to share their perspectives on labour market integration, training opportunities and skills.

We look forward to welcoming you at our event. Don’t miss it!