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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.
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22%
Women make up only 22 per cent of artificial intelligence workers globally.
44%
A global analysis of 133 AI systems across industries found that 44.2 per cent demonstrate gender bias.
73%
A survey of women journalists from 125 countries found that 73 per cent had suffered online violence in the course of their work.
From the earliest days of computing to the present age of virtual reality and artificial intelligence, women have made untold contributions to the digital world in which we increasingly live. Their accomplishments have been against all odds, in a field that has historically neither welcomed nor appreciated them.
Today, a persistent gender gap in digital access keeps women from unlocking technology’s full potential. Their underrepresentation in STEM education and careers remains a major barrier to their participation in tech design and governance. And the pervasive threat of online gender-based violence—coupled with a lack of legal recourse—too often forces them out of the digital spaces they do occupy.
At the same time, digital technology is opening new doors for the global empowerment of women, girls and other marginalized groups. From gender-responsive digital learning to tech-facilitated sexual and reproductive healthcare, the digital age represents an unprecedented opportunity to eliminate all forms of disparity and inequality.
This 8 March, we are calling on governments, activists and the private sector alike to power on in their efforts to make the digital world safer, more inclusive and more equitable. Facing a multiplicity of global crises, we have a chance to create a better future—not just for women and girls, but for all humanity and all life on Earth. Join us.
Get started today by sharing visuals, messaging and more from our IWD social media package. And tune in to the UN Observance of International Women’s Day at 10 am ET on 8 March.
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Explainer
Power on: How we can supercharge an equitable digital future
The choices we make today will profoundly impact our path forward.
Young voices in tech
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Spreading digital literacy and radical love to combat online gender-based violence
Spreading digital literacy and radical love to combat online gender-based violenceImage
Transforming internet governance to eliminate online inequalities
Transforming internet governance to eliminate online inequalitiesImage
Revolutionizing STEM to bridge access gaps and uphold digital rights
Revolutionizing STEM to bridge access gaps and uphold digital rightsImage
Expanding FemTech to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights
Expanding FemTech to advance sexual and reproductive health and rightsImage
Promoting innovation to shatter gender stereotypes
Promoting innovation to shatter gender stereotypesImage
Language
Glossary: Gender and Technology
Join the conversation—or start your own—by familiarizing yourself with these key terms.
Impact stories
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African Girls Can Code Initiative builds digital skills and momentum towards a better future
African Girls Can Code Initiative builds digital skills and momentum towards a better futureImage
Hidden app gives women in Serbia a safer alternative for reporting violence
Hidden app gives women in Serbia a safer alternative for reporting violenceImage
WeRise app bridges generations to promote gender equality through gaming
WeRise app bridges generations to promote gender equality through gamingImage
FAQs
Tech-facilitated gender-based violence
Learn more about online violence against women and girls—and what can be done to prevent and respond to it.
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Press release
IWD spotlights massive costs to GDP and innovation caused by the exclusion of women from the digital world
IWD spotlights massive costs to GDP and innovation caused by the exclusion of women from the digital worldImage
Statement
Executive Director statement: Defiant and steadfast for full equality in the digital world
Executive Director statement: Defiant and steadfast for full equality in the digital worldImage
Media advisory
International Women’s Day 2023 and the Commission on the Status of Women to address the gender gaps in innovation and technology
International Women’s Day 2023 and the Commission on the Status of Women to address the gender gaps in innovation and technologyImage
Announcement
International Women’s Day 2023: “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”
International Women’s Day 2023: “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”Topics
- Information and communications technology (ICT)
- Gender equality and women’s empowerment
- Innovation and technology
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