Indigenous Women In Tech

RESEARCH PROJECT

2.2 % of the Canadian tech workforce is Indigenous and even fewer of those are women.

Reconciling Tech: A Hackathon Improving Equity for Indigenous Women 2024

Hybrid Hackathon on February 23 & 24,
Location: SIIT, Saskatoon, SK

IWT Mission

By conducting in-depth research to identify barriers and develop programs, our goal is to increase the number of Indigenous women involved in Saskatchewan’s tech industry, and ultimately Canada’s tech industry. The Indigenous Women in Tech report outlines tech barriers Indigenous women in Saskatchewan face and recommendations to address these barriers. We hope that the IWT report is a small step in the right direction to increase the number of Indigenous women involved in Saskatchewan’s tech industry.

We interviewed over 100 Indigenous Women to understand their thoughts on working in technology

As part of phase one of the project, Ethical Digital interviewed and surveyed over 100 Indigenous women to better understand the challenges and barriers that deter them from pursuing careers in technology. Our data indicates that Indigenous women in Saskatchewan are comfortable with technology. The question then becomes, why are Indigenous women not proportionally represented in the tech industry? Or, what about the tech industry is not attractive to Indigenous women?