Globant Launches its Annual Women that Build Awards to Recognize Women in STEAM
PR Newswire
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Globant to award thousands of dollars in leadership program scholarships
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Nominations are open at
womenawards.globant.com
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The Company rang the Opening Bell at the NYSE,
where it presented the award with last year’s winners
Vaneza Caycho
Ñuflo,
Elena M. Ordonez del Campo
and
Valentina Moreno Viveros
.
SAN FRANCISCO
,
Aug. 23, 2022
/PRNewswire/ —
Globant
(NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native company focused on reinventing businesses through innovative technology solutions, announced today the launch of the third annual
Women that Build Awards
that recognize women around the world excelling in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math (STEAM).
The awards are designed to spur innovation and collaboration in the technology industry while promoting plurality and connecting women from different parts of the world. This year’s awards include five categories:
Tech Entrepreneur, Digital Leader, Rising Star, Board Executive, and Techfluencer
. Awards per category will be given globally with judging panels in each of the following countries:
Argentina
,
Brazil
,
Chile
,
Colombia
,
India
,
Mexico
and
Caribbean
,
Peru
&
Ecuador
,
Spain
, UK, U.S. &
Canada
, and
Uruguay
.
Global prizes will include scholarships directed to leadership programs at prominent universities. Winners will also be spotlighted on the NYSE Times Square billboard in
New York City
and invited to attend an international workshop with past Women that Build Award winners and finalists. Additionally, a trip to the global awards ceremony is included in the agenda, having there the opportunity to network with speakers and participate in panels, talks, and community-building activities.
“There is no doubt that the gender pay-gap and the lack of female representation, including board level executive positions in the tech sector, has been a longstanding global issue,” said
Patricia Pomies
, Global Operating Officer, Globant.
“During the post-pandemic, the gender gap increased in technology, and growth opportunities declined. With this in mind, organizations can provide new learning opportunities, accompany women to achieve leadership positions and hacking barriers so that all people can thrive on finding professional growth within our industry”
According to the World Economic Forum’s 2022 Global Gender Gap Report, women only occupy 24% of leadership positions (Director, VP, CXO & Partner). Globant believes that women that occupy leadership positions within the IT industry can create a positive impact for other women. In order to distinguish and recognize such a distinctive role, in this year’s Awards, Globant created the Board Executive category, which aims to complement existing categories towards a more long-lasting impact in society.
“At Globant we want to recognize the many women who have paved the way forward in technology and who are transforming our world in a positive way,” said
Martín Migoya, CEO and Co-founder of Globant.
“The STEAM fields are offering the highest demand for jobs of the future and we believe that women must take A main role in designing the new technology paradigm, bringing their valuable and diverse perspectives to inspire more women to innovate, lead and embrace entrepreneurship in the sector.”
At the moment, the 2022 awards will be supported by sponsors such as
Salesforce, World Economic Forum (WEF)
, and
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Additionally,
Rosario Marin
, former US Treasurer
, and
Kimberly Bryant
, Founder and CEO at Black Girls CODE and Ascend Ventures
confirmed their participation on the juries.
The past editions of the Awards had 4,000 candidates in more than 25 countries, 80,000 votes, and 90 international juries including
David Howell Evans
(The Edge), Chairman of Endeavor Ireland & Guitarist for U2,
and
Shari Loessberg
, Senior Lecturer at
MIT Sloan School of Management
in 2020, and
Cristina Farjallat, Head of Scaled Latam at Meta
and
Beatriz Argimón, Vice President of the Oriental Republic of
Uruguay
in 2021
.
On
August 16, 2022
, Globant presented the third edition of the Awards by ringing the Opening Bell at the NYSE with last year’s global winners, including
Vaneza Caycho
Ñuflo,
Elena M. Ordonez del Campo
,
Valentina Moreno Viveros
, and other Globant representatives.
To learn more about the Women that Build Awards or to nominate yourself or someone else, visit
womenawards.globant.com
.
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About Globant
We are a digitally native company that helps organizations reinvent themselves to create a way forward and unleash their potential. We are the place where innovation, design, and engineering meet scale.
- We have more than 25,900 employees, and we are present in 20 countries working for companies like Google, Electronic Arts, and Santander, among others.
- We were named a Worldwide Leader in CX Improvement Services by IDC MarketScape report.
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We were also featured as a business case study at
Harvard
,
MIT
, and Stanford. - We are a member of the Green Software Foundation (GSF) and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord.
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