Announcing the 2018 EQUALS in Tech Awards finalists
- EQUALS
- Aug 23, 2018
- 2 min read
EQUALS is pleased to announce the 22 finalists for the 2018 EQUALS in Tech Awards, the annual flagship event of the EQUALS global partnership. The awards recognize outstanding projects and initiatives around the world that are helping women and girls become #EQUALSinTech.
Our 22 Awards finalists are reimagining the digital future.
This year marks two important milestones for EQUALS: This year is the fifth edition of the awards, and we received our highest number of nominations to date – totaling 357 submissions from around the globe. These include submissions from a wide range of initiatives working to bridge the gender digital divide.
Prizes are awarded for outstanding achievement and innovative strategies in four categories: Access, Skills, Leadership I, Leadership II and Research.

2018 EQUALS in Tech Awards Finalists
Our 22 finalists originate in 16 countries and represent an innovative set of initiatives that have realized significant results in areas of the world where women are most excluded from the benefits of digital technology, and in those where work remains to be done.

Countries represented by 2018 EQUALS in Tech Awards finalists
Access Category
Khabrona.info (Jordan) | Rural Entrepreneur Access Project: REAP (United States) | Empowered Female Healthcare Professionals, Empowered Pakistan (Pakistan) | Vi Viet (Viet Nam) | JeeViKA Mobile Vaani (India)
Skills Category
AI Accelerator (United Kingdom) | mHub (Malawi) | Giving Women from Underserved Backgrounds a Career in Tech (Peru) | W4: Women’s Worldwide Web (France) | SisTech Project (Kenya)
Leadership I Category
Women in Tech Africa (Ghana) | Women of Wearables (United Kingdom) | SheWorks! (United States) | #movethedial (Canada) | Art + Feminism (United States)
Leadership II Category
SAP Next Gen (United States) | Mujeres Conectadas (Guatemala)
Research Category
UTS Women in Engineering and IT Program (Australia) | "Childhood, Science, and Technology" (Argentina) | Culturally Situated Design Tools (CSDT) (United States) | After Access (Peru, Sri Lanka and South Africa) | Argentina’s Women Programmers (Argentina)
The finalists in each category were selected through a rigorous evaluation process conducted by the EQUALS in Tech Award Advisory Group —composed of previous awards winners – in addition to members of the EQUALS Partnership Steering Committee. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on 22 September 2018 in New York City, during the United Nations General Assembly. Curious to find out who will win? Find out by registering to attend the ceremony through Eventbrite.
Learn more about all 22 finalists at EQUALS.org.
Questions? Email us at: equals@itu.int
About EQUALS
EQUALS is a ground-breaking global network delivered by a committed partnership of corporate leaders, governments, non-profit organizations, communities and individuals around the world working together to bridge the digital gender divide – by bringing women to tech, and tech to women – and in so doing, bettering the lives of millions worldwide.





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