Technology. Gender. Future.
Women 2.0 is proud to be selected as a core member of the Leadership Coalition for the United Nation’s EQUALS Global Partnership. The Leadership Coalition promotes leadership opportunities for women in the digital workforce including women’s entrepreneurship, and works to break down the barriers that prevent women from rising in the tech industry.
Our work As part of Women 2.0’s overall focus on female founders and career women in technology, our primary work through the UN provides:The Leadership Coalition The activities of the Leadership Coalition are designed to concretely address challenges that women in the tech sector tend to face systemically. Work spans five main areas of action including: The Coalition is initially focusing its efforts around a core group of pilot countries from Africa, Asia and the Middle East/North Africa. Through its activities, the Leadership Coalition will collect best practices and deliver evidence-based case studies to provide examples and suggestions on how to create and maintain equal opportunities for women in tech. Coalition members herald from leading private and public sector organizations, and strive to empower women as ICT leaders, creators, and entrepreneurs through a range of actions that leverage their global presence and build on their own success stories including: Why it matters As award-winning actor and gender activist Geena Davis says, “If she can see it, she can be it.” The success of the EQUALS Leadership Coalition’s efforts will create a virtuous circle, creating greater numbers of female role models in tech who will in turn inspire the next generation of girls to aspire to tech leadership. It’s time for women to take their place at the boardroom table. Making a difference in technology leadership is a powerful way to exert more profound change across the technology sector as a whole. Working together with you, the EQUALS Leadership Coalition will help create a balanced, diversity-friendly work environment where everyone, regardless of gender, has the chance to nurture their talents and shine. How to support Women 2.0 does not receive any funding from the United Nations for this program. We’re currently seeking ongoing corporate sponsorship in order to support the execution of this programming. Additionally, we’ll be looking for regional partners do help with the development of the ecosystem as we move forward.Proceedings from United Nation’s project work: UN Roundtable on D&I Backlash in the Tech Industry25 June 2018 Engaging and Working with Men on Gender Equality in Tech25 June 2018
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