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International Women’s Day 2008-

DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality

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March 08-

This year’s International Women’s Day is themed “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, rightly diagnosing the need for women inclusion in the digital age as well as women equality in all aspects of life including the digital.

From the earliest days of computing to the present age of virtual reality and artificial intelligence, women have made untold contributions to the digital world in which we increasingly live. Their accomplishments have been against all odds, in a field that has historically neither welcomed nor appreciated them. 

Today, a persistent gender gap in digital access keeps women from unlocking technology’s full potential. Their underrepresentation in STEM education and careers remains a major barrier to their participation in tech design and governance. And the pervasive threat of online gender-based violence—coupled with a lack of legal recourse—too often forces them out of the digital spaces they do occupy.  d groups. From gender-responsive digital learning to tech-facilitated sexual and reproductive healthcare, the digital age represents an unprecedented opportunity to eliminate all forms of disparity and inequality.

This 8 March, we are calling on governments, activists and the private sector alike to power on in their efforts to make the digital world safer, more inclusive and more equitable. Facing a multiplicity of global crises, we have a chance to create a better future—not just for women and girls, but for all humanity and all life on Earth.

Get started today by sharing visuals, messaging and more from our IWD social media package. And tune in to the UN Observance of International Women’s Day at 10 am ET on 8 March.

Power on: How we can supercharge an equitable digital future

Courtesy: Unwomen: https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/in-focus/2023/03/in-focus-international-womens-day?gclid=Cj0KCQiAgaGgBhC8ARIsAAAyLfEOodB2fIEoLlxCr2VbBGoEKdIrJsXvznPsoR1A939HbgB1VmPxQZ4aAjuEEALw_wcB

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/explainer/2023/02/power-on-how-we-can-supercharge-an-equitable-digital-future

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