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EQUALS
- Mar 8, 2021
- 2 min
Celebrate 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,...
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Access Coalition
- Oct 9, 2020
- 3 min
International Day of Rural Women: Rural Women Face a Triple Divide
October 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”.
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Teresa Burelli
- Apr 27, 2020
- 3 min
Digital solutions for women to mitigate the consequences of COVID-19 and future risks
The COVID-19 pandemic has caught the world by surprise. Beyond the grave health repercussions, this crisis has led to unprecedented...
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Anastasia Bektimirova
- Nov 25, 2019
- 4 min
Violence 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...
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Doreen Yomoah
- Oct 15, 2019
- 4 min
Transforming Rural Women's Lives Through Tech
Rural people around the world, despite contributing immensely to the global economy, face greater obstacles to sustainable development...
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EQUALS
- Sep 18, 2019
- 2 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,...
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Doreen Yomoah
- Aug 9, 2019
- 3 min
5 Links to Check Out: Indigenous women and tech
Today is the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. According to the UN, “There are an estimated 370 million indigenous...
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Mariana Lopez
- Nov 21, 2018
- 4 min
Online 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...
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Kecia Bertermann
- Nov 9, 2018
- 3 min
Girls and mobile: access is just a piece of the puzzle
In 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...
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Ized Uanikhehi
- Nov 6, 2018
- 3 min
Ubuntu: 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...
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Don Rodney Junio
- Oct 17, 2018
- 3 min
Beyond increasing and deepening basic access to ICT for women
In the recent address of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly, he highlighted two...
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EQUALS
- Jul 2, 2018
- 3 min
Growing EQUALS partnership welcomes three new members
We are pleased to formally announce and welcome three new members of our global partnership. Now in our second year, EQUALS comprises...
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EQUALS
- Jun 8, 2018
- 2 min
EQUALS Access Coalition at Transform Africa Summit 2018
EQUALS Access Coalition partners performing the universal symbol for digital gender equality Transform Africa Summit (TAS) is the leading...
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Dr. Nayla Fahed Zreik
- May 25, 2018
- 3 min
Meet Charbel, a software engineer bridging the gender digital divide in Lebanon
The Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) is a youth-led movement of social innovators who have the tools, knowledge, and networks to create...
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ITU News
- May 14, 2018
- 3 min
Strengthening women’s leadership roles in e-trade: Q&A with Arancha González
ITU News recently had the opportunity to speak with Arancha González, Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC), to...
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Press Release
- Apr 26, 2018
- 3 min
GSMA Marks International Girls in ICT Day with Events around the World
GSMA Regional Offices Invite Girls to Explore Career Opportunities in ICT Sector London: The GSMA will celebrate the annual ITU...
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Carole Cholai
- Apr 25, 2018
- 2 min
Papua New Guinea celebrates Girls in ICT Day
Girls in ICT Day activities have started in Papua New Guinea! In support of the international day to empower girls with ICT skills, the...
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Rannveig Alette Skjerve and G. Anthony Giannoumis
- Apr 13, 2018
- 2 min
The Digital Gender Divide, Universal Design, and Intersectionality
In ICT Discovery museum, ITU and the Mission of the United States in Geneva co-organized workshops for local school girls on satellites,...
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EQUALS
- Apr 6, 2018
- 6 min
Leveraging the Power of ICTs for Rural Women and Girls at the 62nd Commission for the Status of Wome
Participants from Liberia and Malawi at the end of a six-month solar engineering course in March 2012. Photo Credit: UN Women/Gaganjit...
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