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Mind the Gap: Addressing the gender skills gap in ICTs
The world has changed considerably in the past few decades, thanks in large part to the development of the internet and other new...
Doreen Yomoah
May 30, 20192 min read
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"I'd Blush if I Could": New Report by the Skills Coalition
On 22 May 2019, EQUALS’ Skills Coalition released its first report, I’d Blush if I Could: Closing gender divides in digital skills...
Doreen Yomoah
May 23, 20191 min read
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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...
Ized Uanikhehi
Nov 6, 20183 min read
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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...
Don Rodney Junio
Oct 17, 20183 min read
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Let’s give girls everywhere the digital skills to achieve big dreams
On International Day of the Girl, and every day of the year, EQUALS founding partner ITU supports gender equality in all areas of digital...
Malcolm Johnson
Oct 11, 20185 min read
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How one woman went from selling tortillas to front-end engineering
Pilar Figueroa Casas was working at a market in Mexico City when she first heard about Laboratoria, an organization offering digital...
Kirsten Salyer
Jul 19, 20184 min read
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Two new EQUALS partners building a better future
The EQUALS Skills Coalition has two new members. Both Oxford Policy Management and Pro Mujer are organizations devoted to helping bridge...
EQUALS
Jul 18, 20182 min read
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Coding schools write new future for Afghan girls
Youth across the world remain hungry for employment in the digital economy. Enter coding schools. They provide digital skills training...
Shoshannah Richards
Jul 17, 20183 min read
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New York Academy of Sciences and the Global STEM Alliance join EQUALS
As we enter the third quarter of the year, EQUALS is pleased to announce two new partners joining our Skills Coalition. Known as the...
EQUALS
Jul 6, 20181 min read
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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...
EQUALS
Jul 2, 20183 min read
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Meet Ariane, A Daring Innovator Bridging the Gender Digital Divide in Rwanda
Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) is a youth-led movement of daring social innovators who have the tools, knowledge, and networks to create...
Digital Opportunity Trust
May 11, 20182 min read
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Meet Kijoi, A Young Woman Bridging the Gender Digital Divide in Tanzania
Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) is a youth-led movement of daring social innovators who have the tools, knowledge, and networks to create...
Digital Opportunity Trust
May 11, 20182 min read
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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...
Carole Cholai
Apr 25, 20182 min read
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Advancing the Gender Digital Divide through the EQUALS Skills Coalition: A Recap of Mobile Learning
Mobile Learning Week is UNESCO’s flagship ICT in education conference. The 2018 edition, organized in partnership with the ITU, took...
EQUALS
Apr 3, 20182 min read
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"Girls are supposed to make rotis": Fighting bias in women's sports broadcasting
UNESCO is pleased to make the audio and text of this interview available copyright-free for the celebration of World Radio Day 2018....

EQUALS
Feb 13, 20185 min read
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Coding has no gender
With 11 February marking International Day of Women and Girls in Science, six incredible female physicists, engineers and computer...
CERN: Kate Kahle and Lauren Biron
Feb 11, 20186 min read
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Reshaping the future: Women, girls and tech for development
This article originally appeared in ITU News. Technology in its various forms, including Information and Communication Technologies...
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Feb 9, 20188 min read
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Meet the EQUALS in Tech Award winner: Digital Citizen Fund
This article originally appeared in ITUNews. Digital Citizen Fund recently won an EQUALS in Tech Award in the Skills Category. Over the...
ITU News
Jan 31, 20183 min read
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