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CSW67 opening statement: Digital rights are women's rights

Ms. Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, delivers her opening statement to the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York, 6 March 2023. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

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6 March 2023

Media advisory: International Women’s Day 2023 and the Commission on the Status of Women to address the gender gaps in innovation and technology

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1 March 2023

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