The Proceedings of the 16th Women in Information Technology (WIT 2022) bring the papers selected and presented in the edition of the event held in Niterói, RJ, Brazil, from July 31 to August 5, 2022, as part of the 42nd Congress of the Brazilian Computing Society (CSBC 2022), whose theme was "Digital Empowerment: The Role of Computing in Building an Inclusive and Democratic Society". In this issue, the proceedings include 30 papers, which were selected through a double-blind peer review process, among 45 submissions, implying an acceptance rate of 67%. The event's Program Committee Chairs Anna Beatriz Marques (UFC) and Mirella Moura Moro (UFMG) organized this volume. The papers in this volume were submitted on 04/07/2022, and accepted for publication on 05/10/2022, having the final version submitted on 05/25/2022.

You can find more information about WIT 2022 by visiting the website of the event.

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