• Information and communication technologies (ICT) play a significant role in the socioeconomic development and it is a key contributor to productivity and competitiveness so it is vital that the technology sectors capitalize on the full potential of the available workforce.
•  To meet continuing growth in ICT more women should consider ICT related careers.
• Women remain a minority among ICT professionals. In this context, women's intellectual potential and their contribution to society are not being fully utilized.
• Despite the increase in the percentage of women in employment in engineering and technology between 1999 and 2003, the gender differences are so persistent that they will most likely not self-correct in the foreseeable future without a straightforward and common policy framework for gender awareness.
• The framework should express the commitment of different countries to create the appropriate institutional framework as well as adequate economic incentives to allow and encourage women to pursue a professional career in engineering and technology (and more specifically in ICT) while respecting possible constraints to their professional choices.

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