"UN Commission on Women's Status advocates for technology and education to accelerate gender equality"
The UN Commission on the Status of Women has emphasized the importance of technology and innovation in achieving gender equality, calling for increased investments to bridge the gender digital divide and promote safe and gender-responsive technology and innovation. The Commission also called for inclusive and equitable quality education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, information and communications technology, and digital literacy to ensure that all women and girls can thrive in a rapidly changing world. Initiatives to promote innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality must consider the needs of all women and girls, remove barriers to equal access, foster a policy of zero tolerance for gender-based violence, mainstream a gender perspective in the design of emerging technologies, and develop gender-responsive innovation that challenges gender stereotypes and negative social norms.