Inclusion of Women in the Technological World of Work
On International Women’s Day, the United States was pleased to join the Mission of Israel and others to support a special event at the United Nations in Geneva on the inclusion of women in the technological world of work.
“Today, there are seven women on the stage: founders, directors, leaders, and I am proud to share this important day with them along with women and girls here in Geneva and around the world tuning in virtually,” said Ambassador Michèle Taylor, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council.
"The tech industry may be the world’s youngest industrial sector, but it has inherited some very old problems" said Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau, and discussion moderator. The full power of technology cannot be leveraged, she added, "while we still struggle with a gaping digital gender divide."
The event hosted by Ambassador Meirav Eilon Shahar, Permanent Representative of Israel, featured the following panelists: Dr. Galit Desheh, Professional Manager, Power in Diversity; Dr. Vivienne Ming, Founder, Socos Labs / Board Member, Parliament 51; Ms. Jenni Lukander, President, Nokia Technologies; Ms. Janet Fofang, Founder of the Tassah Academy, Ms. Olga Maximová; Head of Nonprofit Development, Czechitas; Ms. Regine Grienberger, Ambassador for Cyber Foreign Policy, Germany. #IWD2022