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Today, a persistent gender gap in digital access keeps women from unlocking technology’s full potential. According to recent data, women’s exclusion from the digital world comes with massive costs for all, having already shaved USD 1 trillion from the gross domestic product of low- and middle-income countries in the last decade—a loss that, without an intended plan of action and suitable investment, is expected to increase to USD 1.5 trillion by 2025.
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Under the theme “Digit ALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, UN Women, the United Nations, and its partners and allies around the world will celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March 2023, calling on governments, activists and the private sector to “power on” in their efforts to shape a safer, more inclusive, and more equitable digital world for all. A paradigm shift is needed to harness the potential of technology and innovation to accelerate progress on the Read More: 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.
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"Digital: Innovation and technology for gender equality"
This International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023, join UN Women and the United Nations in celebrating under the theme "Digital: Innovation and technology for gender equality".
- Women make up only 22 percent of artificial intelligence workers globally.
- A global analysis of 133 AI systems across industries found that 44.2 per cent demonstrate gender bias.
- A survey of women journalists from 125 countries found that 73 per cent had suffered online violence in the course of their work.
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Women International News
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Press release: International Women’s Day spotlights massive costs to GDP and innovation caused by the exclusion of women from the digital worldList Item 1
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. Read More
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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.
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