International Women's Day 2023

Women and girls in many parts of the world face the risks of unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections including HIV and cervical cancer, ...

Digital innovation, technology and education can be a game changers in improving health outcomes for women and girls and enhancing their privacy and autonomy. Digital education has a transformative part to play in achieving gender equality and inclusion in the health workforce. Multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination against women and girls, rooted in gender inequality, harm their health and well-being.

Too many women are being excluded from the digital world. And this digital gender gap is widening economic and social inequalities across the world. We must ...

We need more women at the digital economy policymaking table to design effective policies to address this gap and these obstacles. Too many women are being excluded from the digital world. We must ensure we provide women the skills to use digital technologies and close this gap.

News and Press Release in English on World about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and more; published on 8 Mar 2023 by FAO, IFAD and 2count other ...

[FAO Digital Portfolio](https://www.fao.org/digital-agriculture/digital-portfolio/en/), [E-Agriculture Community of Practice](https://aims.fao.org/news/e-agriculture-community-practice), the [1000 Digital Villages](https://www.fao.org/platforms/digital-village-initiative/en) . By assisting women with digital and financial literacy trainings and working with community champions, WFP helps them to open their own banking, mobile money or other digital accounts, bringing economic benefits including food security to these women and, in turn, to their families and entire societies. Discussions also highlighted the achievements of rural women related to digital literacy, digital skills and agripreneurship. The [FAO Office of Innovation](https://www.fao.org/office-of-innovation/en) established the [Global Network on Digital Agriculture and Innovation Hubs](https://www.fao.org/flexible-multipartner-mechanism/projects/project-detail/en/c/1473596/), to support its members to foster innovation within their digital agriculture ecosystem, with a special focus on women and young agripreneurs, among other programmes. “Putting resources in the hands of women is a no-brainer and with this comes the transfer of knowledge and skills including digital literacy to help these women realize their full potential. “Food security for households and communities is in the hands of the women. Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) are 16 percent less likely to use mobile internet than men, and progress in reducing the mobile internet gender gap has stalled. For example, through its cash-based transfer programmes across the globe, WFP seeks to directly address the barriers to digital and financial services borne out of socio-cultural norms and gender-based stereotypes. IFAD is an international financial institution and a United Nations specialized agency. “Admittedly, it is discouraging to celebrate International Women’s Day in a time when we are going backwards on gender equality and are seeing widening gender gaps in science, technology and innovation,” said FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol. “Gender inequality and the urban-rural divide will only worsen unless we create a more inclusive and prosperous society for everyone.” [“DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality: Leveraging the transformative power of inclusive digitalization and innovation for rural women and girls](https://www.un.org/en/observances/womens-day)

The technology and science landscape suffers from a marked gender imbalance that affects the startup ecosystem as well. Following the edict that knowledge ...

This has an impact on innovation: if there are fewer women ready and able to translate their scientific and technological know-how into new ventures, the gender imbalance in academia will be reflected in the startup ecosystem. [interview with Venturelab](https://www.venturelab.swiss/Interview-with-Aike-Festini-Integrity-authenticity-and-the-lessons-learned-from-failure) on the subject of women in the startup ecosystem, gender-based discussions and platforms can be a fraught subject. Scientists and engineers who translate their talents into innovative ventures are the backbone of the startup ecosystem. The panel was a platform for business leaders and investors to share their experiences with gender bias as well as perspectives on how to address and challenge them. Extensive research points to a multitude of interrelated factors, ranging from socio-economic context to prevailing conscious and unconscious biases. Yet, when Aike Festini had to shut down her startup LuckaBox in 2022, she felt there was a... And while research institutions offer fertile ground for the development of game-changing forms technologies and solutions, they also reflect an unfortunate pattern. Equitable access to platforms and venture capital is key, which is why Venturelab put together [a list of 15 Swiss female VCs](https://www.venturelab.swiss/15-Swiss-female-startup-investors-founders-should-meet-in-2022) shaking up the ecosystem. The so-called leaky pipeline problem is recognized as a phenomenon at the root of this gendered imbalance. Following the edict that knowledge is power, we put together a selection of resources for aspiring entrepreneurs meant to help, illuminate, and inspire. It is critical to be aware of psychology when you enter negotiations," said Kathrin Saner, former COO of nau.ch and now a VC at Postfinance, at last year's Just because you have a female VC in front of you, your life will not be easier.