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Addressing the Digital Gender Divide for Transformative Education and Economic Empowerment: #APFSD Side Event
"Access alone is not enough! Women must be equipped not just with digital skills, but with the tools to challenge systemic barriers, claim their rights, and drive meaningful change."
Azad Foundation, in collaboration with UN-ESCAP the Embassy of Bangladesh in Bangkok, the South Asian Women’s Development Forum, and the Non-Traditional Livelihoods Network, hosted a side event at the 12th Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, 2025 to address the digital gender divide and its impact on women’s education and economic empowerment.
💡 Key Takeaways:
✨ Structural barriers make it essential to ensure universal digital access, particularly for women.
✨ Disaggregated data on gender, age, identity, ability helps uncover the depth of digital inequalities.
✨ Inter-generational learning fosters tech inclusion of women.
✨ Transformative Skill Training that integrates digital literacy with negotiation, gender norms and rights awareness drives real empowerment.
✨ Agency-driven approaches create sustainable pathways for digital inclusion.
Tune in to explore the challenges and solutions for ensuring women’s access to digital skills and economic empowerment.
