Women with Disabilities in Digital and Tech

Women with Disabilities in Digital and Tech

In recent years, increased efforts have been made at the EU-level to promote the participation of women and girls in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). However, such policies miss a nuanced approach when it comes to girls and women with disabilities. Women and girls with disabilities experience the intersection of gender inequality and disability exclusion, which not only can compound issues experienced by both groups, but create different barriers and new forms of discrimination due to their combination.

In this paper, EPR aims to shed light on the experiences of women and girls with disabilities in digital and tech professions. It provides the current state of play, an analyses of the barriers they face in the sector, EU-level policies that could address these barriers, the role of service providers in supporting women and girls with disabilities in digital and tech professions, and an EPR member’s good practice on the topic. Finally, the paper presents tech company practices that foster the inclusion of women and persons with disabilities in tech and digital professions.

Access the paper here.