In most countries of the world, women and girls have lower levels of access and ownership of information and communications technologies (ICTs) than men, the effects on women of technology are not adequately understood or taken into account, women’s productive activities are not adequately supported by technology and resources and the numbers of women in the science, technology and innovation fields are alarmingly low.
WISAT calls attention to this situation and what can be done about it. More information on the issues, our work, and spreading the word.