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Money matters: Tackling the gender gap in technology investment
While women form more than 50% of businesses in the United States and 30% of businesses globally, they continue to receive only 2-3% of...
EQUALS Leadership Coalition
Mar 18, 20195 min read
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25 Ways to Be a More Inclusive Engineer
This list, created in support of EQUALS by members of its Leadership Coalition, highlights 25 actions that individual engineers can take...
IEEE Internet Initiative Gender Digital Divide
Jan 8, 201911 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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Can investing help close the gender digital divide? A report from WIF18
Last week in Geneva, UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum (WIF18) brought together a group of passionate, global pioneers all working towards...
Melina Gaglia
Oct 31, 20183 min read
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EQUALS partners reaffirm commitment to digital inclusion for women and girls around the globe
Growing partnership agrees to bold goals to close the gender gap in tech New York, 22 September 2018 — The EQUALS Global Partnership...
EQUALS
Sep 22, 20184 min read
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Is AI immune to bias? Anastassia Lauterbach answers our questions
As a highly sought-after board member for internet and financial companies, founder and CEO of 1AU-Ventures, and Senior Advisor,...
EQUALS
Sep 10, 20183 min read
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Women in science: still a human rights issue
It’s 2018, and still some people are surprised that not only do women scientists "exist," but also that they are good at what they do! We...
Federica Migliardo
Aug 14, 20182 min read
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The gender gap in tech: a case for raising expectations
I grew up taking apart computers with my father. I’d muse about books on my father’s bookshelves with strange titles: PERL, Java, C++....
Shinjini Kundu, MD, PhD
Aug 6, 20183 min read
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How can digital technology speed up gender equality?
Can digital technologies consign gender inequality to history? Consider that 55 percent of new Internet businesses are founded by women...
Anu Madgavkar
Jul 30, 20183 min read
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Gender bias in tech and 5 ways to fight it
Gender diversity in tech has proven benefits; however, it’s still the case that women are hugely underrepresented in this industry....
Masha Zvereva
Jul 18, 20185 min read
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Planet Mogul and Women 2.0 join EQUALS partnership
The EQUALS partnership continues to grow, and today we are delighted to formally announce two new partners. Both Planet Mogul and Women...
EQUALS
Jul 4, 20182 min read
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New York City celebrates Girls in ICT Day
International Girls in ICT Day is held worldwide each year to encourage girls and young women to consider careers in the growing field of...
Nayeon Park
Jun 18, 20183 min read
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Wikimedia Foundation becomes official EQUALS Global Partner
6 June 2018 -- The EQUALS Global Network Partnership is pleased to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation has become the latest official...
Press Release
Jun 6, 20183 min read
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Uncovering HERstory at the United Nations
The United Nations has its own Hidden Figures story around its creation. Hidden Figures is the story of black female mathematicians who...
Ursula Wynhoven and Kadiatou Sall-Beye
May 24, 20182 min read
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Improving the Representation of African Women in Machine Learning and AI
In anticipation of ITU’s AI for Good Summit, Ms. Kathleen Siminyu has been invited to give her perspective on why women’s voices are...
Kathleen Siminyu
May 14, 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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Miss Geek Africa promotes Girls in ICT at Transform Africa Summit
“What started as a small idea in Rwanda is now a part of the Smart Africa agenda,” said Lucy Mbabazi, President of Girls in ICT Rwanda....
Josephine Nyiranzeyimana
May 11, 20183 min read
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#STEMintheCity: Insights from the Municipality of Milan
In anticipation of the Girls in ICT Day on April 26th, EQUALS caught up with Roberta Cocco, the Councilor for Digital Transformation and...
EQUALS
Apr 30, 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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