Citizen Digital Foundation (CDF) is a non-profit based in Trivandrum, Kerala working to make digital technologies safer, responsible and inclusive in India. We foster information literacy among end users of technology, and advocate responsible and inclusive innovation and development of technologies among businesses, start-ups and tinkerers.
STEM Femme Partners
Project partner: Women Inclusive In Technology (WIIT)
Supported by: Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies
Ecosystem partner: (TBD)
Organisational partners: (TBD)
Why STEM Femme? - Context
- India aims to become a $30 trillion economy by 2047.
- Women could contribute $14 trillion if India onboards 400 million women into the paid workforce through fractional employment.
- The Female Labour Force Participation Rate (FLFPR) 2024 stands at 37%. Targeted Women FLFPR for 2047 is 70% or 400 million women.
- 200 million women in India do not step out of their homes even once.
- 30% of women have expressed interest in some form of employment.
Sources: Niti Aayog vision document for Viksit Bharat by 2047
FLFPR Report by Magic Bus India Foundation.
CDF STEM Femme Fellowship (6 months, part-time)
As a CDF STEM Femme Fellow, you will drive tangible change by providing targeted digital training to women, and paving flexible avenues of workforce participation for them.