All Ecuadorian women over the age of 18 who want to expand their knowledge in technology and enter the labor market can apply for 150 scholarships offered by Tipti, a virtual assistant for shopping in supermarkets and specialty stores.

This platform has a “Semilleros de Talento” program that includes the Tipti Tech Academy scholarship project that promotes the inclusion of women in technological study programs. Data attributed to UN Women show that only 28% of the workforce in the technological field in the world is made up of women, and in Ecuador they are 16%.

To improve these numbers, with the support of Commerce Mind, eCommerce Institute and Vtex, Tipti is undertaking full stack bootcamp intended for 150 women who will undergo specialized digital training in ten subjects over eleven months.

Certification full developer camp You will focus on areas such as programming, software development and data analysis.

The goal in the first phase is to have 150 female graduates, 90% of them employed in the field of technology and more than 50 partner companies for the employment of female talent, according to information from Tipti.

She adds that after graduates of Tipti Tech Academy graduate training camp in the hybrid modality, it will immediately become a diverse tech talent that will be employed by the country’s leading companies in various sectors and industries, from trade and banking to logistics and fintech.

To register and apply for the scholarship, you must go to the website www.tiptisemillerosdetalento.com and Tipti also invited companies to support this initiative and “work for a more equal future for women in technology and improve employability in Ecuador”.

They must have a computer with internet access and availability from Monday to Friday, between four and six hours a week.

The application requires data such as:

Tipti cites projections from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that predict that 1.2 million developers will be needed in Latin America by 2025 and that this represents an opportunity to take action aimed at reducing the digital gender gap and promoting access, use and appropriation of technology by women, thereby increasing their participation in the national economy.

While according to the United Nations Development Program, 80% of women in the world are employed in low-productivity sectors. In the case of Ecuador, women who have higher education manage to multiply their income by 2.27 more.

In addition, in Latin America, the youth unemployment rate remains very high, reaching 20.5% in 2022, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO). And that by the end of 2023, there will be a 48% deficit in the technology workforce to meet Latin American demand, according to the Page Group.