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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...
Anastasia Bektimirova
Nov 25, 20194 min read
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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...
Doreen Yomoah
Oct 15, 20194 min read
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Eight Lessons from the Voice of Youth
As part of its annual partner meeting on 21 September, EQUALS brought together youth representatives and partners to discuss how youth...
Qiying Wei
Oct 8, 20193 min read
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Getting More Women in Tech: why mentorship is key
Giulia and her mentor, Sabine After completing my PhD in cryptography last spring, I decided that I was done with academia. Instead, I...
Giulia Traverso
Oct 2, 20193 min read
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Press Release: EQUALS Annual Partners Meeting
New York 21 September —Worldwide, the digital gender gap is growing wider and urgent action is needed to ensure that girls and women are...
EQUALS
Sep 21, 20194 min read
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#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,...

EQUALS
Sep 18, 20192 min read
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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...
EQUALS
Sep 4, 20192 min read
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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...
Marcelo Blanco
Aug 16, 20197 min read
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#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...

EQUALS
Aug 14, 20192 min read
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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...
Stellah Serem
Aug 12, 20193 min read
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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...
Archana Yengkhom
Aug 12, 20192 min read
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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...
Doreen Yomoah
Aug 9, 20193 min read
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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...
Lucas Alves
Aug 7, 20193 min read
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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...
accelerateHER
Aug 3, 20192 min read
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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...
Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Aug 2, 20193 min read
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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...
Navneeth Perumal; Katelyn Schwartz
Jul 11, 20193 min read
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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...
Doreen Yomoah
Jul 6, 20193 min read
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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...
Jacqueline Traore
Jul 3, 20193 min read
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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...
Belinda Exelby
Jul 1, 20193 min read
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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...
Lucas Alves
Jun 27, 20192 min read
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