The GenderNet Bootcamp is jointly convened by UN Women and UN ESCAP on Wednesday, 8 March 2023 on the occasion of International Women’s Day as a collaboration between UN agencies, the private sector, and digital transformation and inclusion experts to offer a tech aspire learning and exchanges space targeting youth. It aims to bring together youth from across the region, technology innovators, entrepreneurs, teachers, feminists and gender equality activists to highlight different areas of women in tech, provide career guidance, and offer foundational knowledge on online violence with 30 for 2030 Network and UN Women’s Online Toolkit: Youth Guide to End Online Gender-Based Violence.
The Bootcamp consists of six engaging and interactive sessions, with a range of speakers representing various areas of tech and innovation, including: Gender and AI, professional development in the technology and creative industry, recommendations for online Gender-Based Violence response service providers, and insights on how to develop gender conscious tech solutions for online and social media platforms. The idea is to offer the younger generation a flame of inspiration that could build their interest in these fields and provide more information and resources to further their learning.
It further serves as a catalyst for consciousness-raising discussions on girls and women in tech and activities around preventing online violence. Another aim of the Bootcamp is for participants to leave the event with renewed energy, drive and investment to advocate for girls and women in STEM and encourage them to mobilize their wider activist work. This Bootcamp aligns with International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023 (IWD 2023) theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, CSW-67 theme ‘“Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls”, and Generation Equality Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality, and together, we can hope for a future where tech progress is gender-equal at its core, empowering girls and women.
Registration for in-person participation (Bangkok, Thailand): https://forms.gle/ayMjRLTzqggJY6Br9
Registration for online participation: https://unwomen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpc-2hqTsuG91guReOGRnOGKISmfEFdcXb