Today, in the 21st century, many nations continue to fight to shrink the gender gap which has often proved to be core to impeding the growth of entire nations. Leading relentless efforts to address this issue, non-governmental organization Tadwein hosted a one-day conference in collaboration with the World Wide Web Foundation. Throughout the day, an array of researchers and activists discussed matters of sexual health education and gender issues within the context of contemporary information and communication technology (ICT). The conference also comes during the “16 days of activism” campaign launched worldwide by UN Women, which looks to spur action to bring an end to gender-based violence. Despite Egypt being home to growing gender-based issues, the conference took a step further into shedding light on how other countries, including Sudan and Indonesia, address such problems hands-on. Amel Fahmy, director of Tadwein, launched the organization’s report on Egyptian women’s online presence in the urban poor communities of Cairo, which was conducted as part of a multi-country study. According to Tadwein’s report, despite steep poverty rates, more than half of Egyptian citizens in these areas have Internet access either through a computer or a…
Researchers Join in Global Conversation on Gender Issues in Cairo Conference
December 7, 2015
