The digital landscape of Southeast Asia is rapidly evolving, and with it, so are the needs of workers and job seekers. But this transformation has not been equal: women in the region continue to lag Read more…
The current surge of pandemic-driven remote working in the ‘new normal’ has spotlighted various strategies to find a new balance between productivity and the quality of life. Read more…
Joining a women-friendly technology boot camp is completely changing the lives and views on how women can work in conservative Pakistan. Read more…
Nine months ago, one software company recommitted itself to detecting invasive apps, commonly known as stalkerware, in order to protect women. Read more…
A crackdown in Cambodia on women who wear provocative clothing while selling goods via Facebook live streams was slammed by women’s rights groups. Read more…
Actively managing family budgets in one of the most gender-equal backgrounds, women are the largest users of fintech in the Philippines. Read more…
Women have long relied on dating apps to find romantic partners, but many now are going online to seek another special someone: a friend. Read more…
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – New web and phone apps in India are helping women stay safe in public spaces by making it easier for them to report harassment and get help, developers say. Women Read more…
LISBON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women leaders in technology at the Web Summit – one of the sector’s largest global conferences – called for more to be done to drive equality in the male-dominated industry Read more…
To mark the UN’s International Day of Rural Women – which took place on Oct 15 – this article looks at the work of a female entrepreneur using AI technology in Pakistan to make a Read more…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon’s machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new AI-powered recruiting engine did not like women. The team had been building computer programs since 2014 to review job applicants’ resumes with Read more…
(Reuters) – The Indian edition of dating app Tinder is trialing a new feature which gives women an additional level of scrutiny and security before they allow men to start messaging conversations, with a view Read more…
We need more women in IoT for many reasons – a big one being that men apparently have no idea how to design IoT apps that take women’s needs into account – and when they Read more…
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