Communiqué: Partners launch action plan to close digital gender gap
Women’s participation in digital society integral to achieving Agenda 2030 New York, 15 December 2015 – An ‘Action Plan to Close the Digital Gender Gap’ was launched today at a side event on “Women’s Empowerment in the Digital Age” during the High-Level…
Communiqué: Developing women’s leadership skills at WRC-15
ITU and UNITAR pioneer all-day workshop for female delegates Geneva, 4 November 2015 – ITU is proud to be among the first UN agencies in Geneva to offer comprehensive professional training in leadership and negotiation skills to Member State and Sector Member…
ITU150 in April: Girls and Women and Innovation
Innovating with Alja: How do we close the growing ICT gender gap? Women are getting online later than men leading to a growing technology gender gap. Alja Isakovic shares her story about working to narrow the gender divide in the…
GEM-TECH Awards 2014: Winners announced at PP-14
From a shortlist of over 360 nominees, seven winners received the inaugural GEM-TECH Award in recognition of their outstanding achievements in mainstreaming gender in technology. Presided over by ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun Touré and special high-level guests, this first-of-its-kind event put…
World Radio Day focuses on gender equality
ITU commits to empowering women over the air waves Geneva, 13 February 2014 – World Radio Day 2014 brings attention to women’s empowerment and encourages radio broadcasters to promote access to information, freedom of expression and gender equality over the airwaves. ITU…
Gender Equality and Mainstreaming Policy approved by ITU Council
ITU Gender Equality & Mainstreaming (GEM) Policy aims to present a shared vision for integrating a gender perspective throughout ITU. It also helps bring ITU into line with the UN System-Wide Action Plan (UN-SWAP) on gender empowerment, which has been…