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#intersectionsX: The Importance of Women’s Contribution in Technology

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#intersectionsX: The Importance of Women’s Contribution in Technology
#intersectionsX: The Importance of Women’s Contribution in Technology

June 29, 2026

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article author

Margaux Davoine

What is women’s contribution

in the technology sectors? Printemps numériqueinvites the public to #intersectionsX on

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. EST for a

Facebook Live

  • discussion on the importance of women’s contributionin
  • technology. While Farah Alibay has been inthe
  • news for her role with Perseverance on Mars, toofew

women still pursue careers in technology. In Québec,

women represent

only

a small share of

IT employees, and in Canadian technology companies they remain underrepresented in CEO roles,management and boards of directors. The discussion asks why these gapspersist and how we can move towardparity

and

equal opportunity. The program features

Anne-Marie Croteau, dean of the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, a professor and researcher specializing in information

technology governance, andLouise Champoux-Paillé, economist,governance expert and long-time advocate for women’s representation in organizations. Participants are invited to registerfor theevent toreceive

broadcast
notifications.