Even those who complete digital-skills courses can still face a variety of barriers to employment. When researchers interviewed students in a Kenyan IT programme at Strathmore University in Nairobi in 2004, some of the students said that they were worried about graduating into a local economy that didn’t appreciate their expertise or have jobs in which they could put it to use11. “And this was especially true for the women,” says Lynette Yarger, an information scientist at Pennsylvania State University in University Park, who was involved in the research. As one student put it: “Because I am a woman, employers may not think that they should give me a job working in IT, so I may never fully get to use all that I have learned to do, work that I want to do.”One thing the research is already making clear is that even well-designed training programmes might not be sufficient to ensure success in the world of digital work. “The fact that you have better skills and know how to use a computer doesn’t necessarily mean that you automatically can get a good job,” Garrido says. “Digital skills are an important piece of the puzzle, but they’re not enough.”