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Promoting innovation to shatter gender stereotypes

Laith Abu-Taleb, from Jordan, is a 28-year-old gender equality activist and the co-developer of WeRise. Photo courtesy of Laith Abu-Taleb.

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1 March 2023

Transforming internet governance to eliminate online inequalities

Esther Mwema, from Zambia, is a 28-year-old digital inequalities expert and the founder of Digital Grassroots. Photo courtesy of Esther Mwema.

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1 March 2023

Spreading digital literacy and radical love to combat online gender-based violence

Dilanaz Güler, from Türkiye, is a 19-year-old gender equality and anti-violence activist and the founder of Youth for Digital Literacy. Photo courtesy of Dilanaz Güler.

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1 March 2023

Expanding FemTech to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights

Ayesha Amin, from Pakistan, is a tech and gender activist and the founder Baithak—Challenging Taboos. Photo courtesy of Ayesha Amin.

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1 March 2023

African Girls Can Code Initiative builds digital skills and momentum towards a better future

From left: Chantal Niyonkuru; Sizolwethu Maphanga and Mariam Said Muhammed. Photos courtesy of the subjects.

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1 March 2023

Hidden mobile app gives women in Serbia a safer alternative for reporting violence

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Serbian civil society organization SOS Network of Vojvodina developed a mobile application through which women can report violence and seek help—and which is disguised to prevent detection by abusers. Photo: UN Women/Eduard Pagria

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1 March 2023

WeRise app bridges generations to promote gender equality through gaming

Dana F. Kakeesh, an assistant professor at Jordan University, speaks at the WeRise launch event on 6 July 2022. Photo: Yazen Abbas/UN Women

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1 March 2023

In focus: International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day 2023: “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”

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1 March 2023

Civil society steps in to heal women’s post-earthquake trauma in Türkiye

Women and girls in the earthquake zones are living in tents. Photo: Nilüfer Baş/UN Women

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27 February 2023

Glossary: Gender and Technology

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Glossary: Gender and Technology

27 February 2023