The theme for International Women's Day 2023 is: “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” which is also aligned with CSW 67's priority theme "Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in all their diversity".
➡️ Women and girls are often:
❌ disproportionately affected by the adverse impacts of climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, extreme weather events, natural disasters and other environmental issues, such as land degradation, desertification, deforestation, sand and dust storms, persistent drought, floods, sea level rise, coastal erosion and ocean acidification, including disproportionate exposure to risk and increased loss of life and livelihoods
❌ limited in access to and control of land and environmental goods
❌excluded from decision-making
➡️ They are also:
❌ excluded from the digital world
❌ underrepresented across the creation, use and regulation of technology.
How can climate action benefit from the full, equal, effective and meaningful participation of women and girls in all their diversity in decision-making in the context of innovation, technological change, and education?
Bringing women, girls and other groups that have historically been marginalized into tech results in more sustainable solutions and brings greater potential for innovations that respond to our most pressing challenges, such as climate change and biodiversity loss, and simultaneously promote gender equality.
Check this article and our social media posts:
