Spreading digital literacy and radical love to combat online gender-based violence
Dilanaz Güler is a 19-year-old gender equality activist from Türkiye. An advocate against femicide and online gender-based violence, she also works to promote digital literacy …
Promoting innovation to shatter gender stereotypes
Laith Abu-Taleb is a 28-year-old gender equality activist and tech entrepreneur from Jordan. A youth mobilization specialist for UN Women’s Arab States regional office, he …
African Girls Can Code Initiative builds digital skills and momentum towards a better future
In the rural Rwandan village where Chantal Niyonkuru grew up, access to digital technology was basically non-existent. But when she was selected to attend one …
International Women’s Day 2023
This International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023, join UN Women and the United Nations in celebrating under the theme DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality. …
Your guide to CSW67
From online learning and digital activism to the rapid expansion of high-paying tech jobs, the digital age has generated unprecedented opportunities for the empowerment of …
Power on: How we can supercharge an equitable digital future
From online learning and digital activism to the rapid expansion of high-paying tech jobs, the digital age has generated unprecedented opportunities for the empowerment of …
Albanian teens declare war on violence against women using technology
Jonada Shukarasi is one of three 16-year-old girls who developed an app aimed at tackling the severe problem of domestic violence across Albania. Called GjejZâ …
Hidden mobile app gives women in Serbia a safer alternative for reporting violence
Women experiencing domestic violence often have their access to communication channels restricted by their abusers. Abusers may also regularly control or monitor their communication with …
Young mother embarks on new IT career after fleeing war in Ukraine
“When the war started, a missile destroyed our house,” says Nina Cherlenuk, 25, from Irpin, a city 25 km west of the capital, Kyiv, in …
From where I stand: “My life has changed – I have grown internally, and I am not in need of anyone”
Amal Mohammad Zyoud, a 35-year-old mother of four, joined the Oasis Centre in the hopes of providing a better education for her children. The Oasis …
Addressing the digital gender divide in Africa through the African Girls Can Code Initiative
Globally, 3.7 billion people do not have access to the internet. Half of them are women. In some parts of the world the digital gender …
Math olympic medallist Adelina Andrei: It is very important to contribute to the empowerment of women and girls by example
In the Republic of Moldova, few girls and women decide to study hard sciences or information technology (IT). The barriers they face at cultural, social …
Inspiring girls to know: Three stories to celebrate girls in ICT
Girls around the world are using innovation and technology to solve problems, to unite communities and as a force for good and equality. And yet, …
Women in science who are making a difference during the pandemic
It will soon be a year since WHO declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. By now, every corner of the world has felt the devastating …
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The world needs science, and science needs women and girls. Women have led ground-breaking research into public health, vaccines, treatments and innovative technology, and been …
Using technology to assist vulnerable Syrian refugees during COVID-19 lockdown
In the Za’atari and Azraq refugee camps in Jordan, a curfew is in place from 6 pm to 10 am. Even during the day regulations …