Gender Issues in Tech & Internet Governance

Gender Capacity Building Orgs

A collection of organizations and actions undertaken around the world to help solve the persistent problem of gender inequality in tech and governance. Special thanks to the IGF Gender & Access Best Practices Forum, and their latest report, which helped this list.

WomensNet

WomensNet is a South African feminist organization set out to establish gender equity through the use of ICTs. The organization’s website serves as informational hub, with content generated by and for women interested in taking control of their use of ICTs as well Internet’s content as it pertains to women.

WomensNet sees women’s empowerment through technology as a gateway to facilitating greater social benefits, including an elevation of poverty and it focuses on this goal by addressing personal and organizational skills deficits--by providing hands-on training and needs-based workshops.

Currently, the project is focused on three core projects, including social media training and safety for young women and girls, re-appropriating digital storytelling for women and connecting women throughout South Africa to build stronger bonds and professional networks.

Reprograma

Statement from Reprograma CEO, Mariel Reyes:

Reprograma is a non-profit social entrepreneurship project that seeks to inspire, empower and educate unemployed women, by providing them with computing skills and professional training opportunities.

Our objective is that, by the end of our 8-week bootcamp program, our graduates are better equipped to successfully contribute to Brazil’s technology sector, and are able to access a greater number of professional opportunities in this area.

During the program we teach our students front-end programming, specifically HTML, CSS and Javascript and also teach them how to use tools such as Business Model Canvas, Design Sprint, and UX Design. Throughout the program our students receive visits from tech sector professionals who share with them their experience in technology and participants also visit a few technology companies and start-ups to tech a sense of what it’s like to work in this sector.

Lastly, once students graduate, we strive to share with them as many opportunities as we can so that they can succeed in getting a job in the Brazilian technology industry.

We will launch our 3rd class on March 27th through May 19th for which 32 women ages 16+ will be selected to participate. The only cost for the course is a registration fee of 400 reais or USD 120. We plan on having two more classes this year in addition to this one.

Gender Specific Infographics

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  The Gender Digital Divide (March 2017)
  VIEW ALL ICANNWiki INFOGRAPHICS

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