International Women in Cyber Day 2025
International Women in Cyber Day 2025
What is International Women in Cyber Day?
International Women in Cyber Day is celebrated every year on September 1st to recognize and uplift the vital contributions of women in cybersecurity. Founded in Canada and now gaining global traction, IWCD shines a spotlight on the achievements, leadership, and resilience of women in this field.
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Why Focus on Girls and women?
Despite increasing representation, women remain underrepresented in cybersecurity. According to ICTC, “While women represent nearly half (48%) of the Canadian workforce, data from 2023 reveals that they comprise only 34.8% of individuals employed in Canada’s digital economy.”
While that’s a significant increase from previous years, the talent gap remains, and so do the barriers. Girls and women often lack early exposure, strong mentorship, and confidence-building opportunities in the field. Cultural perceptions, limited access to STEM education, and gendered career stereotypes still hold many back.
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Building Skills and Confidence Early: Charting Your Course
At KnowledgeFlow, Canada’s Cybersafety Foundation, we believe in building a future where women of all ages are equipped, empowered, and encouraged to lead in the digital world. To change this trajectory, early engagement is critical. That’s why we created Charting Your Course, a self-paced, interactive course for teen girls designed to introduce them to cybersafety, digital self-defense, and cybersecurity career pathways.
This course isn’t just about safety, it’s about sparking curiosity, building confidence, and showing young women they belong in cyber. The course is free and accessible to students, teachers, and school boards across Canada.
👩🏽💻 Encourage a teen girl to enroll today and start charting her own course into cyber.
A Lifelong Journey: CyberCompass for Adult Women
Whether you’re pivoting careers or returning to the workforce, our Compass course helps adult women confidently enter or advance in the cybersecurity sector. It’s tailored to women who may not have a traditional tech background but are interested in exploring careers in cybersecurity, privacy, and digital safety.
Explore your path into cybersecurity careers: Whether you want a complete career pivot or are just curious about the possibilities, you’ll get insight into Canada’s Cyber Security Skills Framework and the roles that are in demand.
💼 Ready to take the leap? Let Compass guide your journey into a future-proof career in cyber.
Protecting Women Online: Digital Self-Defense for 2025
As we champion women in cybersecurity this International Women in Cyber Day, we also recognize the growing need to address technology-facilitated abuse, including cyberstalking, harassment, and online threats, issues that disproportionately affect women and girls.
Our Digital Self-Defense Guide: Cybersafety for Personal Safety offers practical strategies and tools to help individuals, educators, and women’s support organizations recognize, respond to, and prevent digital threats. By focusing on empowerment and proactive defense, the guide supports women and vulnerable communities in reclaiming control over their digital lives and well-being. This guide goes beyond awareness. It’s a hands-on resource for building safer online spaces and empowering women to take control of their digital lives. Together, we can build a digital world where safety, dignity, and empowerment are not just ideals, but an everyday reality.
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At KnowledgeFlow, we believe in the power of a diverse community to tackle cybersecurity challenges. Celebrate International Women in Cyber Day with us and become #UnHackable.
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