Women in rural Kyrgyzstan bring change through water, technology and better infrastructure

Date: Monday, March 4, 2019

Shakhodat Teshebayeva from Khalmion, a village in southern Kyrgyzstan bordering Uzbekistan, is 50 years old and the sole breadwinner of her family. Her income comes from farming, working for 8-10 long hours in the fields every day. She doesn’t shy away from the hard work, but lately, the hard has become impossible, because of the growing water crisis. More

Statement: “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change”

Date: Monday, March 4, 2019

In a statement for International Women’s Day, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, calls to put innovation at the centre of efforts to reflect the needs and viewpoints of women and girls and to resolve barriers to public services and opportunities. More

From where I stand: “Men and women have equal capabilities in technology”

Date: Friday, March 1, 2019

Nino Nanitashvili has been involved in the empowerment and promotion of women in the field of IT. More

Opening new opportunities for tech careers for women in Moldova

Date: Thursday, February 7, 2019

More than 1,000 women are learning new skills through an online platform supported by the Moldovan Association of ICT Companies and UN Women, with the financial support of the Government of Sweden. The programme trains young women for ICT careers as front-end developers and technology creators. More

International Girls in ICT Day, 2018

Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2018

The ICT sector presents tremendous opportunities for women. It’s slated to become a very big chunk of the job market, with an estimated 90 per cent of jobs soon requiring ICT skills. But for women to seize these opportunities equally as men, we have to tackle the gender stereotypes and biases that prevent them from pursuing or making it big in STEM-related fields. More

Speech: “We need to close the digital gap”—Executive Director

Date: Friday, April 13, 2018

Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the event ‘All on Board – Closing the Digital Gap for Women and Girls in Developing Countries’ at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. The event was co-hosted by the Executive Director, the European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Mr. Neven Mimica and the Chair of the Development Committee of the European Parliament, Ms. Linda McAvan. More

Albania marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science for the first time

Date: Monday, February 12, 2018

In Albania, there are significant gaps in science, technology, engineering and math fields at graduate, postgraduate and doctorate levels. Girl students in Albania dominate the field of educational sciences, followed by health and welfare. However, they remain under-represented in STEM particularly because of social, cultural and gender norms. More

From where I stand: “Changing the present, we are also changing the future”

Date: Monday, October 9, 2017

Lamija Gutić is only 16 years old, and on her way to building technology solutions for a better world. An inspiration for many girls and women across the region, on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child, she talks about what the SDGs mean for her. More

Young people in Kosovo take action to combat violence against women

Date: Thursday, September 14, 2017

Supported by UN Women and UNICEF Innovation Labs, young people in Kosovo* have developed innovative solutions to address violence against women. An initiative that boosts economic opportunities of violence survivors, and an app that educates teenagers about sexual health and rights are making strides. More

Girls in Moldova hone their STEM skills and take a stand against domestic violence

Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2017

65 girls aged 16 to 20 from 13 regions of Moldova learned web development, robotics, and 3D printing at the third edition of GirlsGoIT summer camp that took place on 21-30 July in Chisinau, Moldova. The participants have also visited several technology companies, such as DAS Solutions, Moldcell, Matrix and Tekwill. Additionally, DAS Solutions offered internships for two summer camp participants. More

Moldovan women now say, “Yes, I code!”

Date: Thursday, April 27, 2017

Gender stereotypes still dictate and limit women’s career choices In Moldova, as in many other countries. Now, thanks to GirlsGoIT, a UN Women initiative, a digital industry that once largely bypassed women in Moldova, is no longer a missed opportunity for them. More

From where I stand: “I had minimized my interactions with men since I was eighteen to avoid rape”

Date: Friday, March 3, 2017

Gulzada Serzhan shares the damaging impact of sexual harassment at work place and the heightened risk faced by women of alternative sexualities. More

From where I stand: Ileana Crudu

Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016

When Ileana Crudu, now 19, finished high school in 2016, she had completed one year of training as a participant of GirlsGoIT, a UN Women-supported initiative that breaks down gender stereotypes in the ICT sector. Ileana is now a relentless ambassador encouraging girls to study technology and continues to advocate for girls’ and women’s participation in the ICT sector at the university in The Netherlands where she is studying. More

Bosnian girls hone IT skills at web coding camp

Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2016

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, young women learn how to code and programme their way to future careers in IT and science, thanks to IT Girls, a UN Women-supported joint UN initiative. More

Moldova ramps up IT training for girls

Date: Thursday, January 7, 2016

Created to boost Moldova's innovation capacity by teaching young women digital tech and IT skills, UN Women’s GirlsGoIT plans more local IT clubs for girls and an IT summer camp in 2016. More

Three more districts opened the door for women and men at local level to access information and services, now reinforced with the approved Government Regulation on the functioning of Joint Information and Services Bureaus in the Republic of Moldova

Date: Thursday, September 26, 2013

In September, series of important events marked the institutionalization and sustainability of Joint Information and Services Bureaus (JISBs) in the Republic of Moldova, an innovative `one-window`approach towards gender-sensitive and coordinated service provision. Joint efforts of the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family and UN Women led to the adoption of special Framework Regulation on the functioning of JISBs through Government Decision Nr.... More