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Doreen Yomoah
May 30, 20192 min read
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, 20191 min read
"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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ITU News
Apr 12, 20192 min read
Nominations now open for 2019 EQUALS in Tech Awards
The EQUALS Global Partnership is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 EQUALS in Tech Awards. Each...
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EQUALS Leadership Coalition
Mar 18, 20195 min read
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...
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EQUALS Research Group
Mar 15, 20194 min read
New EQUALS Research Group report unveils persistent digital gaps and the complexity of gender equali
New York Women and girls are still lagging far behind their male peers in the digital realm, according to a new report launched today...
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EQUALS Steering Committee
Mar 8, 20193 min read
EQUALS celebrates International Women's Day 2019
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2019, the EQUALS Global Partnership celebrates the successes of those working toward...
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EQUALS
Feb 13, 20191 min read
#WinnersWednesdays: Khabrona.info
Second in our ongoing series showcasing past winners of the EQUALS in Tech Award is Khabrona.info, a Mercy Corps initiative that provides...
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EQUALS
Jan 23, 20192 min read
#WinnersWednesdays: Laboratoria
The annual EQUALS in Tech Awards recognize initiatives from around the world that help imagine a better digital future for women and...
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Melina Gaglia
Jan 16, 20191 min read
Wednesdays are for Winners: Celebrating five years of the EQUALS in Tech Awards
If the middle of the week normally gets you down, fear not! Starting this month, we’re celebrating five years of the EQUALS in Tech...
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IEEE Internet Initiative Gender Digital Divide
Jan 8, 201911 min read
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...
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Mariana Lopez
Nov 21, 20184 min read
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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EQUALS
Nov 19, 20183 min read
Mentoring can open your eyes to more opportunities
Margaret Gates, 15, from Wantagh, New York, dreams of being an engineer or astrophysicist, but until 2016, she had yet to explore other...
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Kecia Bertermann
Nov 9, 20183 min read
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, 20183 min read
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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Melina Gaglia
Oct 31, 20183 min read
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...
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Don Rodney Junio
Oct 17, 20183 min read
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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Malcolm Johnson
Oct 11, 20185 min read
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...
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EQUALS
Sep 22, 20184 min read
2018 EQUALS in Tech Award winners reimagine the digital future
The five winners of the 2018 EQUALS in Tech Awards were announced in a ceremony on 22 September 2018 at the Yale Club in New York City....
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EQUALS
Sep 22, 20184 min read
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...
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EQUALS
Sep 10, 20183 min read
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,...
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