WSIS Report – Session 147: Global and Local Women Technopreneurs Journey to Success

WSIS Forum 2018 Session 147 The session, moderated by Dr Salma Abbasi, FRGS, chairperson and CEO of eWorldwide Group, highlighted the journeys taken by women technopreneurs who have broken the stereotype and perception that science and technology are dominated, controlled, and belong only to men, stereotypes and perceptions which prevent girls from engaging in this… Continue reading WSIS Report – Session 147: Global and Local Women Technopreneurs Journey to Success

IGF Report: Day Zero – Creating a World of Inclusion in Social and Economic Opportunities for Women from Developing Countries

Internet Governance Forum The session, moderated by Ms Marilyn Cade, Internet Governance Forum Support Association (IGFSA), featured discussions on building more awareness across a diverse geography about projects that are focused on the economic empowerment of women and girls. Starting the session, Cade invited participants to present themselves and talk about their projects. Ms Shabana Metori,… Continue reading IGF Report: Day Zero – Creating a World of Inclusion in Social and Economic Opportunities for Women from Developing Countries

WSIS Report – Session 329: Bridging the Gender Digital Divide: Partnerships as the Key to Achieving Gender Equality

WSIS Forum 2017 Session: 329 16 Jun 2017 – 11:00 to 12:45 The session, moderated by Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin (Chief of Strategic Planning and Membership, International Telecommunications Union (ITU)), featured discussions on the importance of bridging the gender digital divide as a way of promoting the social and economic inclusion of girls and women, and… Continue reading WSIS Report – Session 329: Bridging the Gender Digital Divide: Partnerships as the Key to Achieving Gender Equality

WSIS Report – Session 404: The Woman in the Information Society and the Ethics of the Information Society

WSIS Forum 2017 Session: 404 12 Jun 2017 – 13:15 to 14:00 The session, moderated by Mr Massimo Mallegni (Mayor of Pietrasanta, Italy) featured discussions on how to conciliate a global ethics, promoted by the ICT, in favour of the recognition of the women’s rights. In his introductory statement, Mallegni presented Pietrasanta and highlighted some… Continue reading WSIS Report – Session 404: The Woman in the Information Society and the Ethics of the Information Society