Portia Ltd
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“... increasing women’s participation in the labour market, and in higher paid roles, could be worth between £15bn and £23bn a year to the UK economy.”

Ruth Kelly, Minister for Women, 2007

"The ‘women and ICT’ issue is not a ‘women’s issue’ - it is society’s issue"

Dr Elizabeth Pollitzer, Director and co-founder, Portia Ltd, Speech at the Information Society Directorate General, European Commission, Brussels, 3 March 2009


Established 1997
   

LATEST NEWS: We have launched our latest FP7 project, genSET.
Go to the genSET website


Portia Ltd is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes the greater appreciation of and engagement in Science, Engineering, Technology by all members of society, to drive positive social change.

Our focus is gender equality in SET, addressing the severe underrepresentation of women in SET, especially at higher levels.

By SET we mean Science, Engineering and Technology including maths and all associated areas, with a particular reference to Information Technology.

We work in partnership with stakeholders to deliver interventions at individual, organisational, institutional and policy levels.

Our work is national and international, having delivered projects in partnership with UK bodies and through the European Commission's Equal Programme.

Some of our areas of interest include: equality and diversity; promoting SET to young people, in particular girls; the barriers to women returning to SET after a career break; recruitment, retention and progression of women in SET; and gender in SET research and innovation.

We work with all relevant organisations and individuals who share these interests, if you or your organisation would like to explore ways of work together please CONTACT US

 

 

 


     
 
Portia promotes European Code of Best Practice for Women in ICT
01 September 2009
Portia is pleased to support the Information Society and Media Directorate General's Code of Best Practice for Women in ICT. Portia has invites its partners and supporters to sign up to the code, in recognition of their contribution to supporting women in ICT.
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genSET: Gender in Science project begins 1st September 2009
1st September 2009
Today Portia begun its Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) project genSET: gender in science engineering and technology , a 30 month project that will create opportunities for sustainable and meaningful dialogue on the role of gender equality and gender action plans, for promoting Science excellence into the 21st century.

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Equalitec awarded Best Practice Project Award at European conference
8th June 2009
Portia’s flagship project Equalitec was awarded “Best Practice Project Award” at the Keeping on Track conference, Prague, 4-5 June 2009.

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