DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality

Growing inequalities are becoming more visible in digital skills and access to technology with women dropping behind because of this digital gender divide. The importance of inclusive and transformational technology as well as digital education are critical for a sustainable future. The purpose of this roundtable discussion is to emphasize the importance of reducing the gap in access to technology based on gender. Join highly-respected women IT leaders as they share their experiences and delve further into these themes:

• Innovation and technology for gender equality – innovation, technological change, and education in the digital age for women
• Why is it that in the IT industry, probably the most innovation-orientated of industries, still sees gender inequality?
• How structural and economic issues faced by women are a primary barrier to accessing technological tools and improving digital literacy
• How STEM empowerment can build the gender-responsive digital ecosystem to help close the gender gap