The Department of Labor Statistics projects that there will be over 3.5 million number of U.S. computing-related job openings expected by 2026 (“Women and Information Technology By The Numbers”, 2018). And while females make up over half of professional occupations in the U.S. workforce , only 26% of professional computing occupations in the U.S. are held by women and only 8% held by ethnic minority women (“Women and Information Technology By The Numbers”, 2018).

Come celebrate these wāhine paving the way in technology and motivating students to pursue their curiosity through a degree in computer science and technology. Find out how these women created a career path that evolved their interest through technology and learn more about the Associates in Science Natural Science (ASNS) concentration in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) degree pathway at Kapiʻolani Community College.

Native Hawaiian & Wāhine in Technology Panel Pāʻina

Thursday, November 1st at 5:30PM

STEM Center, Kokiʻo 202

Sources: Women and Information Technology By The Numbers (Vol. 04042018). (2018). Retrieved from www.ncwit.org/bythenumbers.