{"id":23823,"date":"2026-03-09T11:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/?p=23823"},"modified":"2026-03-09T08:49:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:49:46","slug":"internationaler-frauentag-2026-frauen-in-der-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/2026\/03\/09\/internationaler-frauentag-2026-frauen-in-der-it\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women&#8217;s Day 2026: Women in IT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_23823 social_share_privacy clearfix 1.6.4 locale-en_US sprite-en_US\"><\/div><div class=\"twoclick-js\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\njQuery(document).ready(function($){if($('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_23823')){$('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_23823').socialSharePrivacy({\"txt_help\":\"Wenn Sie diese Felder durch einen Klick aktivieren, werden Informationen an Facebook, Twitter, Flattr, Xing, t3n, LinkedIn, Pinterest oder Google eventuell ins Ausland \\u00fcbertragen und unter Umst\\u00e4nden auch dort gespeichert. 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Women&#8217;s Day commemorates over 100 years of fighting for women&#8217;s rights and serves as a call to continue actively working toward equality.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #00549f;\">Women in IT<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This discussion is particularly relevant in the IT environment: studies show that women are still underrepresented in technical professions, especially in IT, and face structural barriers. That is precisely why International Women&#8217;s Day is a good opportunity to look at visibility, exchange, and concrete measures, including here at the IT Center.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #00549f;\">A Series That Connects<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A series of articles has already been published on the IT Center Blog that highlight different aspects of women in the IT industry. From challenges and success stories to mentoring initiatives and networks. These articles provide a valuable basis for placing International Women&#8217;s Day in a broader context:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/2025\/01\/27\/frauen-am-it-center\/\">Women at the IT Center<\/a>:<\/strong> This article shows how we focus on exchange, networking, and equality. The &#8220;Women at the IT Center&#8221; event was also presented in this post.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/2024\/11\/22\/frauen-in-der-it-tandem-mentoring\/\">Tandem Mentoring for Women in IT<\/a>:<\/strong> Initiatives such as mentoring programs create support structures and strengthen the careers of women in technical fields.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/2024\/10\/25\/femtec\/\">FEMTEC Career-Building Program:<\/a> <\/strong>International programs such as FEMTEC specifically promote women in technical degree programs and provide impetus for professional development.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/2024\/08\/14\/frauen-erfolgsgeschichten\/\">Success Stories of Women in IT:<\/a><\/strong> Personal accounts show how women shape their career paths and what strategies they use to assert themselves in the IT world.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/2024\/07\/01\/frauen-in-der-it-herausforderungen-und-erfolge\/\">Challenges and Successes:<\/a> <\/strong>A critical examination of barriers and opportunities highlights where progress has been made and where there is still room for improvement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These contributions show that issues surrounding visibility, diversity, advancement, and networking cannot be reduced to a single day; they are part of an ongoing discourse.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #00549f;\">Why International Women&#8217;s Day Is Still Important<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>International Women&#8217;s Day stands for a global struggle for equality. It draws attention to the fact that, despite progress, challenges remain\u2014such as professional inequalities, stereotypes, unequal opportunities in technical professions, and structural barriers in career advancement.<\/p>\n<p>The IT sector in particular shows that women are underrepresented in many areas, whether in training numbers, research, or technical teams. Initiatives, networks, mentoring programs, and success stories help to close this gap and create a long-term culture in which everyone can participate on an equal footing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #00549f;\">From Blog to Practice<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our blog series and articles about women in IT serve as a source of inspiration. They provide information, tell personal stories, and highlight specific programs. International Women&#8217;s Day is an annual opportunity to bring this content together and highlight what is already happening and where further commitment is needed. After all, equality in IT is not a sprint, but a marathon: it requires sustainable measures, exchange, networks, and commitment from all sides.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Women&#8217;s Day!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Responsible for the content of this article is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itc.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/it-center\/it-center\/profil\/team\/~epvp\/mitarbeiter-pvz-\/?gguid=PER-FSX9U9J&amp;allou=1\">Malak Mostafa<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5003,"featured_media":23824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"c2c_always_allow_admin_comments":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[306,308,311,312],"tags":[1256,1379,1580],"class_list":["post-23823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ankuendigungen","category-events-jubilaen-erfolge","category-fun-facts","category-insight-it-center","tag-femtec","tag-frauen-am-it-center","tag-frauen-frauentag"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5003"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23823"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23830,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23823\/revisions\/23830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}