Promoting women ICT start-ups to accelerate women’s economic empowerment: a case of @ibizafrica, Strathmore University

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dc.contributor.authorWeru, Tracy
dc.contributor.authorChiira, Bernard
dc.contributor.authorKwamboka, Linda
dc.contributor.authorSevilla, Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-19T10:24:07Z
dc.date.available2020-10-19T10:24:07Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description2018 Conference paper. Theme (ICT, Mobile Applications and Cyber-Security)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe technology sector has always been considered as a ‘man’s field’ for the longest time. Only recently, women have gained recognition as formidable players in this field. Tech companies are beginning to make changes to achieve parity to the ever-widening human resource gender gap, by bringing more women on board. Despite these efforts, women remain a minority and there are many reasons as to why this is the case. One of the reasons is due to lack of support from people in the field. Today's female entrepreneurs are still up against a few major obstacles which include lack of funding, lack of networks, lack of mentors, difficulties in establishing a balance between work and family. With the above as the backdrop, a timely and unique opportunity has dawned on industry and academia to work together to complement each other in building. This paper focuses on the Standard Chartered Women’s Tech incubator launched by Strathmore University-@iBizAfrica and Standard Chartered Banken_US
dc.description.sponsorship@iLabAfrica Research Centre, Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenyaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11071/9526
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherStrathmore Universityen_US
dc.subjectTechnologyen_US
dc.subjectEconomic empowermenten_US
dc.subjectTech incubatorsen_US
dc.titlePromoting women ICT start-ups to accelerate women’s economic empowerment: a case of @ibizafrica, Strathmore Universityen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US
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