On International Women’s Day, HP Inc. Expands Social Impact Partnerships to Support Education
March 08 2019 - 9:00AM
News highlights:
HP, along with key partners, is reinventing the future of women and
girls everywhere by coupling powerful storytelling with education
and technology. The impact of this combination is showcased in the
film debuting today, “Brave Girl Rising.” The film is created by
Girl Rising and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and
supported by HP.
“This is a time for us to reflect on the remarkable
contributions that women have made to HP and to society, while also
committing to do even more,” said Dion Weisler, President and CEO,
HP Inc. “We celebrate this day by providing inspiration, leadership
and service to women everywhere. Diversity and inclusion is a part
of our innovation strategy, is core to our values as a company, and
contributes to the overall success of our business.”
Brave Girl Rising
The 20-minute short film spearheaded by Girl Rising, the
nonprofit behind the global campaign for girls’ education and
empowerment, was created, written and inspired by refugees. The
film shares the story of Nasro, a 17-year-old refugee girl whose
courageous drive to continue her education is inspired by the
magical dreams of her mother and the sisterhood of her friends.
To coincide with the film’s release, Girl Rising, IRC, HP and
Amplifier Foundation will launch a major campaign that includes
screening toolkits, curricula, action guides and a street art
initiative. Brave Girl Rising debuts today at
https://girlrising.org/brave.
The Power of Technology and Education
HP creates technology to make life better for everyone,
everywhere. It believes that technology is a key enabler in
delivering education. In honor of International Women’s Day, HP
also announces the expansion of its social impact programs to
accelerate its gender equity efforts. Programs like the recent
collaboration with the Clooney Foundation for Justice, UNICEF and
Google.org that provides technology and training to Syrian refugees
at nine Lebanese schools, is one of the many ways HP is expanding
its efforts.
This partnership is only one example of how HP intends to
deliver on its goal of bringing digital literacy to 100 million
people by 2025. By contributing over $20 million in training and
R&D, HP has already served 14.5 million students and adult
learners.
Women Deliver
Elevating the voices of women and girls is another way HP
approaches its gender equity advocacy. Last year, HP and Women
Deliver launched “Stories of Advocacy,” a unique partnership to
support its global Young Leaders Program. This program empowers
youth advocates to catalyze gender equality action for girls and
women in their communities. HP provides ongoing support, as well as
the technology, that drives the young leaders’ advocacy platforms
forward.
At the upcoming Women Deliver conference, billed as the largest
gathering in the world devoted to gender equality, HP will host
breakout discussions and experiential storytelling with the Young
Leaders themselves.
Nurturing the next generation of advocates and girls in
STEM
HP also continues to enhance its STEM advocacy and education.
For the second year in a row, HP will send a graduate cohort from
Black Girls CODE to Austin during the SXSW technology festival. The
HP delegation will sit on the “Future Tech Boss” panel alongside
other graduates of the program to discuss career paths and their
own aspirations in the tech industry.
To reach younger girls, HP is partnering with Black Girls Code
on an Enrichment Workshop series that utilizes storytelling,
creativity and technology to inspire coding in five and
six-year-olds. HP will provide students with Rox’s Secret Code
storybooks, which will serve as the basis for building and coding
their own 3D, augmented reality, custom robot. Once the workshop is
over, the students will be able to continue the coding adventure
via picture books and an app. Advocating for
employees
Internally, HP is structuring a monthlong celebration around
International Women’s Day. The company is debuting the “Rising
Together” Speaker Series, offering employees a lineup of HP senior
leaders who will share their insights on topics including male
allies, personal growth, advocacy and how to grow one’s career.
The series is just one example of how HP continues to increase
the number of women in its workforce and in positions of
leadership. Women now represent 30% of HP’s senior leaders and
comprise 36% of HP’s workforce worldwide. Additionally, HP has the
most diverse Board of Directors of any Fortune 100 technology
company in the US (54% total minorities, 45% women, 27%
underrepresented minorities).
HP has a bold vision for what the future can look like, and it
has a lot more women and underrepresented groups contributing to
the health and success of our business.
About HP
HP Inc. creates technology that makes life better for everyone,
everywhere. Through our portfolio of printers, PCs, mobile devices,
solutions and services, we engineer experiences that amaze. More
info about HP is available at http://www.hp.com.
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