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How do we reduce the gender gap in the technology sector? 💻 A new impact study of Mujer Digital (She is Digital), Junior Achievement Americas' initiative to help young women access technology careers, found strong results in employability and economic mobility.

Among program graduates . . .
• 62% of employed participants work in technology roles
• Average income increased by 33%
• Access to formal employment increased from 12% to 31%

📈 The findings reinforce the value of combining technical training, socio-emotional skills, mentoring, and employment support to help young women thrive in the digital economy.

Learn more at jamujerdigital.org/estudio-impacto-mujeres-tecnologia-hallazgos-2026

Women in technology: She is Digital's Impact Study Full impact study here: https://jamujerdigital.org/en/estudio-impac...

Dinu Raheja believes some of the most valuable leadership lessons emerge through collaboration with others. 📍 The Executive Director of tGELF/JA India joined the JA Leader Exchange and Development (LEAD) program to deepen her understanding of leadership across cultures and regions. 🤝 Through conversations, shared experiences, and a cross-border exchange with fellow JA leader Marta Slováková, CEO of JA Slovensko, n.o., Dinu gained new perspectives on leading in a global network while strengthening relationships that continue beyond the program.

🌏 Read how LEAD is helping JA executives build connections, challenge assumptions, and learn from one another around the world: jaworldwide.org/news/dinu-raheja-lead-2026

What started as a simple idea to learn languages quickly became something much bigger...

As part of the Innovation pillar of the Alumni Leaders Academy Global, JA Worldwide and JA Americas Alumni launched the Language Lab to create a language-learning space within our global community.

In this space, JA alumni help each other understand new words, laugh through mistakes, exchange cultures, practice together, and build friendships across borders. ✨

🇪🇸 The Spanish Lab officially kicks off on Friday, May 29 at 8pmHKT/2pmCEST/8amEDT!

Whether you’re joining to learn, practice, connect, or step outside your comfort zone, this space is for you. 🤍

🔗 Register at lnk.jaww.org/language-lab-2026.

Leadership looks different in every corner of the world, but JA leaders share a common mission: preparing young people for success. 🚀

Through JA LEAD, executives across the JA network are building relationships, exchanging ideas, learning from different cultures, and strengthening their leadership skills together. 🤝

🌏 Meet the leaders behind the 2025-2026 cohort and explore how global collaboration is shaping the future of OneJA. Read more at jaworldwide.org/news/lead-cohort-2026.

🧭 Young people are navigating a world shaped by rapid technological change, workforce disruption, and growing inequity. 🧠 They require the skillset and mindset to participate fully in the economy and shape their own futures: That's where JA comes in.

The 2026 JA Worldwide Impact & Insights Report examines what happens when education goes beyond theory, equipping young people not just with skills, but with agency. 🚀 The report highlights how entrepreneurship, work readiness, and financial capability can drive shared prosperity and support long-term economic resilience. We've combined excerpts of quantitative research from around the JA network with qualitative stories shared as impact case studies. Explore the full report at jaworldwide.org/impact.