Who will transform the global economy?
She will.
- Intel is helping girls and women fulfill their individual potential to inspire positive change in their families, their communities, and the world.
For girls and women worldwide
She Will is a focused campaign created by Intel to empower girls and women around the world by fostering equal economic and educational opportunities. Our programs encourage millions of girls and women to participate, prosper, and lead in the global economy.
Working together with partners in society and government, Intel is creating innovative, new solutions to remove gender-based barriers to education and technology and to build a future of flourishing opportunity for girls and women.
Celebrating women, energizing the movement
March is a big month for girls and women. For starters, it’s Women’s History Month, and in 2012, the theme focuses on women's education and empowerment. March 8th also marks the 101st year of International Women’s Day with the theme Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures.
Building on these events, the Women in the World Summit takes place March 8–10. On March 10, Intel hosts a panel focused on the importance of educating girls throughout the world. Shelly Esque, Vice President and Global Director of Corporate Affairs at Intel, discusses the significant barriers women face and the substantial gender differences in the use of and access to technology around the world.
Tremendous opportunity exists to bridge the gender and technology divide. The panel will explain how Intel’s targeted programs help women and girls build life skills, as well as the impact technology is making on education, business literacy, and entrepreneurial success.
You can read the white paper from the panel discussion and follow a range of activities on the International Women’s Day Facebook page.
Closing the gap
Technology cannot be a scarce resource available only to some. Access to education and technology must become a global, fundamental right for girls and women. Intel technology-based programs in education and digital literacy are empowering women around the world and the impact is clear:
- They gain the skills to become more self-confident and productive.
- They access and generate new sources of prosperity, and invest it in the health, education, and well-being of their families and communities.
- They reach out to help others move forward, initiating escalating cycles of empowerment.
- Employment and entrepreneurship increase significantly.
- Poverty decreases, GDP increases, and positive global change results.
Educating girls, empowering women
Innovative educational programs can provide girls with the opportunities for quality education and personal growth through technology access, scholarships, and community learning programs. Through programs such as the Intel® Learn Program and the Intel® Computer Clubhouse Network (ICCN), girls gain the skills to become the next generation of leaders.
When women receive training in digital literacy, entrepreneurship, and business skills, they can elevate themselves professionally and break through barriers to personal economic growth. Read the Intel® Easy Steps case study to learn how digital workshops and other programs allow them to tap their full potential.
Teachers making a difference
Over the past 12 years, Intel has trained more than 10 million teachers, including an estimated 5 million female teachers, in 70 countries. The Intel® Teach Program helps teachers become more effective educators by training them in ways to integrate technology into their lessons as a means of helping their students to develop the problem-solving, critical-thinking, and collaboration skills needed to succeed in the global economy.
Collaborating with partners
Intel is proud to be the Strategic Action Partner with 10x10: Educate Girls, Change the World. Visit the 10x10 site to learn more about this film and social-action campaign, or watch a video about the partnership. Working together, we will expand the awareness and impact of educational programs and put our passion, technology, and relationships toward making a real difference for girls and women around the world.
To raise awareness of the campaign, Intel hosts Act Now events at select college campuses across the country. View Act Now event details for dates, locations, and other information.
