This post was originally published by the Web Foundation. Photo © Charly Kodjo, TechMousso Project Participant. Côte d’Ivoire, 2016. Ada Lovelace Day, named after the world’s first computer programmer, celebrates the achievements of women in STEM. Despite the formidable legacy that women like Ada have left on ICTs, two full centuries later, women still face significant social, political […]
Who participates? Who benefits? Forum on Women’s Rights Online in Indonesia
This is a guest post from the Web Foundation’s Ingrid Brudvig, Lead Researcher of the Women’s Rights Online report. In October 2015, the Web Foundation’s Women’s Rights Online network launched a global report based on a year-long household survey research project in ten cities, including Jakarta, focused on poor urban communities. The global findings show […]
A week to remember: Exhibit opening, Toolkit building, Women’s Rights, UX design
Data has been hailed as the greatest resource of the 21st century. In just a single week in November, we’ll be showing just how fundamental data is to modern society, and how many elements of our life it touches through a series of events celebrating innovation, learning and creativity. From a travelling photo exhibition, to […]