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WSIS Action Plan for Women and Girls 2035

The WSIS Process reaffirms that the empowerment of all women and girls, and their full, equal, safe and meaningful participation in the digital space is essential to close the digital divide and advance sustainable development.

78%
Women Use Mobile
vs 87% of men
71%
Women Online
vs 77% of men
Key Mandates

Mandates Related to Women & Girls

Highlights from the Outcome document of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the WSIS.

↗ UN Resolution A/RES/80/173
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"We reaffirm that gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, and their full, equal, safe and meaningful participation in the digital​​​..."

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"We reaffirm that gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, and their full, equal, safe and meaningful participation in the digital space, are essential to close the gender digital divide and advance sustainable development. Our cooperation will empower all women and girls, encourage their leadership, mainstream a gender perspective and counter and eliminate all forms of violence, including sexual and gender-based violence that occurs through or is amplified by the use of technology. We are committed to catalysing women's economic agency by promoting equitable access to digital infrastructure and skills development, including to financial technologies and skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics."          

          
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"We are particularly concerned by persistent gender digital divides. Only 78 per cent of women and girls aged 10 and over worldwide are​..."​​

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"We are particularly concerned by persistent gender digital divides. Only 78 per cent of women and girls aged 10 and over worldwide are reported by the International Telecommunication Union to use a mobile phone compared with 87 per cent of men, while only 71 per cent of women are reported to be using the Internet compared with almost 77 per cent of men. Women and girls are also underrepresented in education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, employment, entrepreneurship and other areas of digital activity. All stakeholders have a part to play in addressing and rectifying these gender digital divides."          

          
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"We recognize the urgent need to counter and address all forms of violence, which occurs through or is amplified by the use of technology, all forms of hate speech and​..."

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"We recognize the urgent need to counter and address all forms of violence, which occurs through or is amplified by the use of technology, all forms of hate speech and discrimination, cyberbullying and child sexual exploitation and abuse. We will establish and maintain robust risk mitigation and redress measures that also protect privacy and freedom of expression."          

          
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"We stress the importance of ensuring that women and girls can participate in and contribute to society at large on equal terms and without discrimination and​​..."

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"We stress the importance of ensuring that women and girls can participate in and contribute to society at large on equal terms and without discrimination and reaffirm that the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and girls in the digital age is critical to achieving gender equality and women's empowerment. We recognize that we must urgently counter and address all forms of violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, which occurs through or is amplified by the use of technology."          

          
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"Protecting, promoting and respecting human rights are important in the implementation of all action lines. We recall that the Office of the United Nations​..."

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"Protecting, promoting and respecting human rights are important in the implementation of all action lines. We recall that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights continues to contribute to their facilitation and assessment. We also call upon action line facilitators to address gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls as a core theme within their work, with the full involvement of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) and other stakeholders."          

          
Global Leaders

WSIS women and girls Trendsetters

We are now inviting nominations for the second cohort of the WSIS Women and Girls Trendsetters: global leaders shaping a more inclusive future in technology. These influential advocates promote women's and girls' empowerment across all technology-related discussions.

★ Second Cohort
Nomination Deadline
May 1, 2026
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Previous Trendsetter Pledges


"As a WSIS Gender Trendsetter, I challenge Governments to create an enabling environment for ICT and Gender Mainstreaming and pledge to continue addressing digital gender inclusion."
H.E. Neema Lugangira
Member of Parliament of Tanzania and Founder of NGO, Omuka Hub
"As a WSIS Gender Trendsetter, I pledge to continue promoting proactive engagement of female diplomats in Geneva to bring together the technical and diplomatic communities especially focusing on digital gender equality, as well as on digitalisation more generally, and I further challenge our colleague diplomats to"
H.E. Ms Lotte Knudsen
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, European Union
"As a WSIS Gender Trendsetter, I pledge to work towards gender equality in all panels I participate in and conferences which I organize."
Mei Lin Fung
Chair and Co-Founder, People Centered Internet
"As a WSIS Gender Trendsetter, I propose that businesses adopt 'equality' as one of their company core values, and I pledge to be an advocate for the importance of promoting, maintaining and inclusion of gender equality and women empowerment."
Mr. Vala Afshar
Chief Digital Evangelist, SalesForce
"As a WSIS Gender Trendsetter, I pledge, in my work with industry, academia and government, to ensure all people of colour, First Nations peoples throughout the world, people living with disabilities, and people of all genders are recognised, embraced and called upon to share their perspectives, expertise and knowledge"
Mikaela Jade
Founder and CEO, InDigital
"As a WSIS Gender Trendsetter, I pledge to act to ensure that gender has less and less impact, and if possible none, on access to digital knowledge, education, jobs and development of each individual across the world and across different cultures."
Mr Benoit Louvel
Service Design Front Office Director, Customer Service and Operations, Orange Business Services
"As a WSIS Gender Trendsetter, I pledge to support women of any race, age or location to lead, participate and engage in digital transformation across different industries and business processes."
Tatyana Kanzaveli
Founder and CEO, Open Health Network
"As a WSIS Gender Trendsetter, I pledge to support female students in building confidence and growing their ICT skills."
Natalja Rodionova
Founder, Sisters of Code and IT Academy STEP Cambodia
"As a WSIS Gender Trendsetter, I pledge to bring gender perspective to ICT discussions and decision-making, as an essential means to bridge the gender digital divide."
Ms. Elena Estavillo Flores
CEO, Centro-i para la Sociedad del Futuro - Think Tank
"As a WSIS Gender Trendsetter, I propose an activity addressing digital gender inclusion, and am willing to make a better world for all."
Ms. Fang Li
Deputy Director, Research Institute of Technology and Standard, China Academy of Information and Communication Technology
"As a WSIS Gender Trendsetter, I pledge to raise awareness of advocacy projects and initiatives aiming at gender equity in business and healthcare."
Ms. Samantha Paoletti
Research and Business Development Manager, CSEM
"As a WSIS Gender Trendsetter, I enthusiastically support access to great digital education and jobs for both males and females. I look forward to a world in which all people have access to the education they need to achieve their goals."
Ms Magatte Wade
Entrepreneur, Magatte Wade
"As a WSIS Gender Trendsetter, I pledge to address digital gender inclusion for indigenous women in rural communities. I commit to developing leadership and organizing projects to improve women´s digital skills and create sustainable business models through the New Sun Road Solar Digital Community Centers."
Susana Arrechea
Global Programs Director, New Sun Road
"As a WSIS Gender Trendsetter, I challenge the high-level private and public stakeholders to address digital gender inclusion more strategically and I pledge to develop digital skills and building human capacities to match the needs of the XXIst society: although technologies are becoming increasingly affordable, the I also commit to strengthening youth employability, and creating new job opportunities, while ensuring the participation of girls and women in ICT in all socioeconomic sectors."
Yvette Ramos
President, WOMENVAI
"As a WSIS Gender Trendsetter, I propose to be an advocate for education of girls and women with visual impairments in the Global South on the usage of assistive and mainstream technologies to enrich their lives through my domain expertise. I will also motivate girls and women with or without disabilities through motivational talks on self-empowerment by sharing my journey on overcoming challenges to become a social entrepreneur."
Vidhya Y
Co-Founder, Vision Empower

Global Partners


Working together with leading organizations to bridge the gender digital divide worldwide.

UN Women UNDP UNESCO APC 
IT for Change IGC Women at the Table
Open Health NetworkWomenInGenAI
Global Network

Repository of Women in Tech

At the request of and in collaboration with WSIS Stakeholders, this initiative serves as a mechanism for mapping and engaging women from every region and across all ICT disciplines. By including them in high-level events, workshops, training courses, and platforms, this initiative strengthens global dialogue around the use of ICTs to implement the WSIS Action Lines.

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United Nations

Contribution to Other UN Processes

By integrating our efforts across various international frameworks, we ensure a unified, global approach to empowering women and girls through technology.

2026 Events

WSIS & CSW70: As the premier global body for gender equality, CSW provides a critical platform for WSIS to mainstream digital inclusion into high-level policy dialogues.

WSIS Forum 2026

Special Track on Women and Girls

Dedicated to achieving a 50/50 participation balance, WSIS ensures the continuation of the special track focusing on empowering women and girls in ICTs.

Call for Actions: WSIS Forum 2026