World Summit on the Information Society

International Telecommunications Union High-Level Policy Forum on ICTs and Gender

International Telecommunication Union

High-Level Policy Session #11

Speakers

ICTs and Gender Mainstreaming

WSIS Forum 2021

15:00 to 16:15 CET 

Friday, 26 March 2021

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Source: ITU

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are tools through which gender equality and women's empowerment can be advanced and are integral to the creation of societies in which both women and men can substantively contribute and participate.[1]

The WSIS Forum had launched a 50/50 gender balance challenge in the wake of call for realising equal participation at the WSIS Forum. The WSIS Stakeholders are all invited to mainstream a gender equality perspective and use ICTs to accelerate progress towards gender equality.

This year, the WSIS Forum 2020 will feature ICTs and Gender Mainstreaming track, comprises interactive sessions with different topics covering gender and ICTs issues. This effort is also part as an initiative in addressing the gender gap in ICT that aligns with SDG Goal 5 “Achieve gender…