The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Generation Connect Europe Youth Group organized the session "Recruitment in tech today: Gender stereotypes and the impact on young people – A play" as part of the Generation Equality Forum Paris on 2 July 2021 at 11:20 CEST. This session was delivered in a short theatre play format. This play focused on showcasing a reversed gendered perspective of today's recruitment interviews in the technology sector. The session ended with reflections from the actors as well as an open Q&A from the audience. Through the play the audience was able to reflect on the barriers that exist today in the technology/ICT sector when it comes to recruitment of women.
Narrator
Sarah Delporte, ITU
Sarah is in charge of the UN Affairs and UN Partnerships at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Office for Europe. Prior to joining the ITU, she had several experiences in the communication and marketing sectors. She holds a double master's degree in Public Policy and Human Development, specialized in social entrepreneurship and public policy, as well as a bachelor's degree in communication and marketing. She has also followed journalism training. Sarah is inspired by others and the elsewhere. She is passionate about applying innovative and integrative solutions to create a sustainable and inclusive future for all.
Actors
Daphne Stevens, Generation Connect Europe Youth Group
Daphne is a 22-year old law student from the Netherlands, where she focuses on the intersection between law and technology. She is active in the field of Internet Governance and one of the youth envoys of the ITU Generation Connect - Europe Youth Group.
Daniel Kalemi, Generation Connect Europe Youth Group
Daniel is an Albanian Software Engineer and an incoming Master in Engineering and Data Analytics student at UC Berkeley. Besides Internet policy activism, he is involved in digital literacy and capacity building programs, serving as the organizer of the Albanian Youth Internet Governance Forum, as well as a tech mentor at the South Eastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance (SEEDIG), and a co-author on the second volume of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Science Policy Review journal. His interests lay at the intersection of technology, policy, and social entrepreneurship, mainly in digital equity, socio-technical complex systems, misinformation, Machine Learning robustness, algorithmic bias, AI explainability, and e-waste management & ICT sustainability.
