Aspen Digital

Women’s exclusion from the digital world has shaved $1 trillion from the GDP of low- and middle-income countries in the last decade. In a future where over 90% of jobs worldwide have a digital component, women’s access to and fluency with technology is a major barrier to education, economic opportunities, healthcare access, and gender parity.

On 11 July 2023, the Digital Equity Accelerator explored:

• Why women and girls experience barriers to technology access and use around the world
• How social and economic progress can be achieved through digital inclusion interventions
• How countries and communities can benefit by designing with and for women
• Examples of organizations from Africa and Asia poised to scale their reach and impact in serving women