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The history of Women in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is abundant in contributions and achievements, despite numerous challenges and systemic barriers. This handbook’s provides a part dedicated to Historical Perspective of Women in ICT that showcases a legacy of innovation and resilience, a part dedicated to Statistics Data Analysis about the ICT Women Workforce, providing numbers about the gender gap between Women and Men and all the barriers Women have to endure to have a career in ICT areas. This Handbook also has a part called Challenges and Solutions: Case Studies of Women in ICT, highlights the critical role of ICT in empowering Women and advancing gender equality, another part is, Inclusive Policies and Environments, that highlights a set of measures to promote inclusive policies for Women in ICT, and the last part of this Handbook is the Student’s Perspective on Women in ICT and it refers to a collaborative work with students of the Bachelor’s Degree in Multimedia Production in Education and their vision of Women in ICT. These five parts lead to this handbook, who is also a collaborative work between Portugal, Spain and Romania, and their contributions to enhance Women and their role in the ICT areas.