Key Points
Summary Even though internet access has been declared a basic human right, a wide digital gender gap exists..
The full and equal participation of women in all economic spheres is a must for sustainable, equitable and inclusive growth...
Access to the internet is an essential human right," declared the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2016..
By 2030, about 40-160 million women need to transition to other occupations with more complex digital, cognitive, social and emotional skills for being employment-worthy, as an International Telecom Union (ITU) study shows..
According to UN Women estimates, the low presence of women in a surging digital world has meant a staggering $1 trillion has gone missing over the past decade from the GDP of low- and middle-income countries, a gap likely to grow to $1.5 trillion by 2025..
