Practical Insights on Gender and Technology

How We Can Use Independent Digital Connectivity to Close the Gender Digital Divide

How We Can Use Independent Digital Connectivity to Close the Gender Digital Divide

Published on: Jan 08 2025 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
The persistent gender divide in digital capabilities remains a critical barrier to inclusive economic development in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). “Engendering...
Apply Now: £500,000 for Digital Violence Against Women and Girls Reduction Solutions

Apply Now: £500,000 for Digital Violence Against Women and Girls Reduction Solutions

Published on: Nov 18 2024 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is preventable. We can prevent violence through multiple pathways: by preventing violence before it occurs, particularly...
Apply Now: TechGirls USA Training Program for STEM Careers

Apply Now: TechGirls USA Training Program for STEM Careers

Published on: Nov 11 2024 by Wayan Vota - 6 Comments
The global gender gap in technology remains significant. Women and girls are often underrepresented in technology access, digital literacy, and STEM skills. It...
How Can African Women Bridge the Digital Gender Gap?

How Can African Women Bridge the Digital Gender Gap?

Published on: Oct 02 2024 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How Can African Women Bridge the Digital Gender Gap?
There is a harsh reality in digital development: Women need much more than a phone to bridge the digital gender gap.  They needed to overcome the gender norms...
Apply Now: $5 Million for Digital Ideas Combating Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Apply Now: $5 Million for Digital Ideas Combating Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Published on: Aug 12 2024 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Digital environments can bring harms to children and young people, especially the worst forms, namely online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA) and other...
Apply Now: €20 Million in Grants for Digital Democracy Initiatives

Apply Now: €20 Million in Grants for Digital Democracy Initiatives

Published on: May 20 2024 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
The digital space has become a central arena for efforts to protect and expand the democratic space. Digital technologies play an increasingly critical role in...
Apply Now: $850,000 for Women’s Digital Economic Empowerment Research

Apply Now: $850,000 for Women’s Digital Economic Empowerment Research

Published on: Apr 29 2024 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Digital technology is the fastest-growing innovation in history. It has reached about 50 per cent of the developing world’s population in two decades, fundamentally...
Apply Now: TechGirls 2024 Interactive Technology Program

Apply Now: TechGirls 2024 Interactive Technology Program

Published on: Nov 20 2023 by Wayan Vota - 11 Comments
The global gender gap in technology continues event today. Women and girls are underrepresented in technology ownership, digital literacy, and STEM skills of all...
Apply Now: $60,000 for Female Social Impact Tech Founders

Apply Now: $60,000 for Female Social Impact Tech Founders

Published on: Nov 13 2023 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
Talented women are often told that a career in technology isn’t for them and recent researches shows that investors are hesitant to invest in businesses founded...
Apply Now: $40,000 Grants for Feminist Internet Research Projects

Apply Now: $40,000 Grants for Feminist Internet Research Projects

Published on: Oct 23 2023 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Creating a feminist internet is critical to bring about transformation in gendered structures of power that exist online and on-ground. The needs of women and gender-diverse...