EQUALS
#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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EQUALS
- Sep 4, 2019
- 2 min
EQUALS is Closing the ICT Industry Gender Gap
The 2019 edition of ITU Telecom World is nearly upon us. From 9-12 September, "ICT ministers, regulators, major ICT companies and...
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Marcelo Blanco
- Aug 16, 2019
- 7 min
Open Education and Leadership Opportunities for Women in Tech
EQUALS’ goal is to achieve gender balance in the technology sector by supporting great projects and partners that work to overcome these...
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EQUALS
- Aug 14, 2019
- 2 min
#WinnerWednesday: catching up with Laboratoria!
We caught up with Marisol Alarcón, Chief Partnerships Officer at Laboratoria, a Peru-based NGO that works “for thousands of women in...
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Stellah Serem
- Aug 12, 2019
- 3 min
Reflections from a Young Woman in Tech
When I was in primary school, I was always amazed at how machines were used to mark our exams, compile results and rank us according to...
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Archana Yengkhom
- Aug 12, 2019
- 2 min
Endless Possibilities: Pursuing a tech career
“We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and...
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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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Lucas Alves
- Aug 7, 2019
- 3 min
Finding Ways Forward: overcoming the hurdles of female-led tech start-ups
Starting a business is never easy. From preparing a business plan to starting day-to-day operations, the hurdles are numerous. Things are...
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accelerateHER
- Aug 3, 2019
- 2 min
Success Story Sunday: Tackling the education gap and empowering a generation of confident young lear
Lulu Bisignani at accelerateHER Around the world, 250 million children lack access to basic education; literacy rates staggeringly low in...
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Doreen Bogdan-Martin
- Aug 2, 2019
- 3 min
ITU digital gender champion becomes leading AI service provider
Rada Basu accepting her GEM-Tech Award in 2015 Artificial intelligence is one of the hottest tickets in the ICT space right now – and the...
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Navneeth Perumal; Katelyn Schwartz
- Jul 11, 2019
- 3 min
2019 Women Deliver Conference: The Future of Gender Equality and Technology
The 2019 Women Deliver Conference took place in Vancouver, Canada from 6-9 June. Representatives from academia, governments, civil...
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Doreen Yomoah
- Jul 6, 2019
- 3 min
Are Tech Cooperatives the Answer to Getting More Women in Tech?
Today is the International Day of Cooperatives, hosted by the United Nations and the International Cooperatives Alliance (ICA). According...
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Jacqueline Traore
- Jul 3, 2019
- 3 min
Un-hiding Hidden Figures: experiences and contributions of women in tech
In recent years, we have begun to hear more often about the need to address the gender imbalance in the tech sector by training and...
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Belinda Exelby
- Jul 1, 2019
- 3 min
Addressing Gender Inequalities in Tech: reflections on the EDD 2019
(l. to r.) Joyce Dogniez, VP, Community Engagement and Development, Internet Society and Chair of the EQUALS Steering Committee; Claire...
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Lucas Alves
- Jun 27, 2019
- 2 min
Women in Tech: the role of women in micro, small and medium-sized companies
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are crucial to economic growth and development. They represent almost 70 per cent of jobs...
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Shefali Kapoor Patel
- Jun 17, 2019
- 3 min
At the Grassroots: empowering girls and women through training to bridge the digital divide
Women are the catalyst for change in the society, family and workplace. All women need to feel confident and empowered on the inside to...
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Lucas Alves
- Jun 12, 2019
- 3 min
Gender, Technology and Child Labour: what role for the international community?
Laptops, smartphones and tablets are modern devices that facilitate people’s lives and help society in a variety of ways. However, not...
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Lucas Alves
- Jun 4, 2019
- 2 min
The ICT-Gender Equality Paradox
The first think piece in I'd blush if I could: closing gender divides in digital skills through education from the EQUALS Skills...
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Doreen Yomoah
- May 30, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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Doreen Yomoah
- May 23, 2019
- 1 min
"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...
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