EQUALSMar 8, 20212 minCelebrate International Women's Day#EQUALSinTech, every step of the way! The EQUALS Global Partnership is a group of committed organizations from all around the world,...
Access CoalitionOct 9, 20203 minInternational Day of Rural Women: Rural Women Face a Triple DivideOctober 15th is the International Day of Rural Women, and this year’s theme is “Building rural women’s resilience in the wake of COVID-19”.
Teresa BurelliApr 27, 20203 minDigital solutions for women to mitigate the consequences of COVID-19 and future risksThe COVID-19 pandemic has caught the world by surprise. Beyond the grave health repercussions, this crisis has led to unprecedented...
Anastasia BektimirovaNov 25, 20194 minViolence against Women and Girls: what’s tech got to do with it?On 25 November every year, the international community comes together for a global discussion on one of the most widespread violations of...
Doreen YomoahOct 15, 20194 minTransforming Rural Women's Lives Through TechRural people around the world, despite contributing immensely to the global economy, face greater obstacles to sustainable development...
EQUALSSep 18, 20192 min#WinnerWedneday: What's New at LAL?In 2017, Lebanese Alternative Learning (LAL) won the Access category of the EQUALS in Tech Awards with its innovative e-platform,...
Doreen YomoahAug 9, 20193 min5 Links to Check Out: Indigenous women and techToday is the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. According to the UN, “There are an estimated 370 million indigenous...
Mariana LopezNov 21, 20184 minOnline safety: a driver of gender inequality in internet access“The gender digital divide is both a consequence and cause of violations of women’s human rights.” - The United Nations High Commissioner...
Kecia BertermannNov 9, 20183 minGirls and mobile: access is just a piece of the puzzleIn many countries around the world, boys are 1.5 times more likely to own a mobile phone than a girl. Even when girls have access to a...
Ized UanikhehiNov 6, 20183 minUbuntu: Bridging the digital divide with ancient African philosophy"Ubuntu" is an ancient humanist African philosophy which was coined from the Zulu phrase "Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu", which literally...
Don Rodney JunioOct 17, 20183 minBeyond increasing and deepening basic access to ICT for womenIn the recent address of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly, he highlighted two...
EQUALSJul 2, 20183 minGrowing EQUALS partnership welcomes three new membersWe are pleased to formally announce and welcome three new members of our global partnership. Now in our second year, EQUALS comprises...
EQUALSJun 8, 20182 minEQUALS Access Coalition at Transform Africa Summit 2018EQUALS Access Coalition partners performing the universal symbol for digital gender equality Transform Africa Summit (TAS) is the leading...
Dr. Nayla Fahed ZreikMay 25, 20183 minMeet Charbel, a software engineer bridging the gender digital divide in LebanonThe Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) is a youth-led movement of social innovators who have the tools, knowledge, and networks to create...
ITU NewsMay 14, 20183 minStrengthening women’s leadership roles in e-trade: Q&A with Arancha GonzálezITU News recently had the opportunity to speak with Arancha González, Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC), to...
Press ReleaseApr 26, 20183 minGSMA Marks International Girls in ICT Day with Events around the WorldGSMA Regional Offices Invite Girls to Explore Career Opportunities in ICT Sector London: The GSMA will celebrate the annual ITU...
Carole CholaiApr 25, 20182 minPapua New Guinea celebrates Girls in ICT DayGirls in ICT Day activities have started in Papua New Guinea! In support of the international day to empower girls with ICT skills, the...
Rannveig Alette Skjerve and G. Anthony GiannoumisApr 13, 20182 minThe Digital Gender Divide, Universal Design, and IntersectionalityIn ICT Discovery museum, ITU and the Mission of the United States in Geneva co-organized workshops for local school girls on satellites,...
EQUALSApr 6, 20186 minLeveraging the Power of ICTs for Rural Women and Girls at the 62nd Commission for the Status of WomeParticipants from Liberia and Malawi at the end of a six-month solar engineering course in March 2012. Photo Credit: UN Women/Gaganjit...