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Empowering Women in the Digital Age

Summary

A resolution calling for greater gender equality and female empowerment in the digital age, focusing on ICT employment, education, and protection against online violence.
10 28.04.2016
Other
woman
justice
education
environment
human rights
social policy
administrative reform
business and competition
employment and working conditions
information technology and data processing

Key points

  • The resolution highlights a massive gender gap in the digital economy, particularly in leadership and development roles.
  • Increasing women's participation in the ICT sector could boost the EU's GDP by approximately 9 billion euros every year.
  • There is an urgent call to improve digital literacy and STEM education for girls from a very young age to break lifelong stereotypes.
  • The document advocates for stronger protections against online violence, including cyber-stalking, hate speech, and sexual exploitation.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on gender equality and empowering women in the digital age Gender equality and empowering women in the digital age
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