Call for Female ICT Role Models 📣
Become a LeadHER Role Model
Girls across Europe need to see women who use, understand, and shape digital technologies. LeadHER is launching a call for female role models who can inspire girls in basic and secondary education to explore ICT with confidence, curiosity, and ambition.
Whether you are an ICT professional, a university student in a technological field, a teacher, or simply a woman with a personal story about how digital tools changed your life—your experience matters!
Join us and help build a more inclusive digital future!
What is the LeadHER Role
Model Programme?
The LeadHER programme invites women from Portugal, Bulgaria, and Spain to share their stories and participate in one of two mentoring schemes:
Flexible Interactive Groups, for girls in basic education
Dialogical Spaces,
for girls in secondary education
As a role model, you will participate in small group sessions or dialogical encounters where girls can ask questions, discover ICT pathways, and understand the diverse ways technology influences real lives.
Who Can Apply
ICT professionals and engineers
Women working in digital innovation, software, cybersecurity, or related fields
Teachers and educators with digital teaching experience
University students in ICT or STEM fields
Mothers, caregivers, community members with empowering digital stories
Women who have overcome barriers or used ICT to create opportunities
You do not need to be an ICT expert—motivation and willingness to inspire are enough. ✨
Time Commitment⏱️
The LeadHER mentorship activities will involve:
1. Preparation & Orientation
Short online briefing sessions provided by the national partners.
Estimated Time: 2-4 hours.
2. Mentoring Activities (Pilot Phase)
Participation in 2–4 mentoring encounters in schools or online.
Estimated Time: ~6–10 hours total across the pilot months.
3. Optional Visibility Activities
Sharing your story on social media, participating in local events.
Estimated Time: flexible.
Total expected time investment: 8-14 hours (flexible and adapted to your schedule).
What LeadHER offers
Training and support for your participation
Visibility through project communication channels
Connection with schools, educators, and other inspiring women
Contribution to reducing the gender gap in ICT
The chance to make a meaningful difference in girls’educational choices
Ready to inspire?
If you’re passionate about supporting the next generation of women in tech, we would love to hear from you 💖
Let’s build a future where girls feel confident exploring ICT—and where no talent is lost.
Launch
31st March
Applications open until
15th May
Mentoring Pilots
September-November 2026 and February-March 2027