From Yvonne Marie Andrés’s early laying of groundwork for online education to Radia Perlman’s impact on how networks move data to Kanchana Kanchanasut’s and Dorcas Muthoni’s work to connect the global south, the Internet would not be what it is today without the brilliance of women.
Women in Tech
The Women Behind the Internet
8 March 2024
The Women Behind the Internet
In a field that often lacks gender balance, it’s vital to highlight women's fundamental role in the Internet’s past,...
Bridging the Unemployment Gap for Young Female Graduates
22 February 2024
Bridging the Unemployment Gap for Young Female Graduates
Women in Mali are bridging the unemployment gap by learning practical skills in Internet Society hands-on training courses.
2023 African Community Networks Summit
Event
Monday 18 September 2023 – Monday 18 September 2023
2023 African Community Networks Summit
Community networks cultivate bottom-up, sustainable approaches to communications technology and meaningful connectivity that strengthen personal and collective autonomy and...
African Women to Drive Digitalization and Transformation: AfChix and Internet Society Renew Partnership
About Internet Society
27 May 2021
African Women to Drive Digitalization and Transformation: AfChix and Internet Society Renew Partnership
In the renewed agreement, AfChix and the Internet Society commit to continue supporting African girls and women to access...
Working Together for an Internet for Women
Internet's Future
7 August 2019
Working Together for an Internet for Women
How can we get more girls and young women involved in the Internet? Since 2017, the Internet Society’s Women...
Young People: Building an Internet for Everyone
26 April 2019
Young People: Building an Internet for Everyone
Young people everywhere are building technology, mobilizing communities, and raising their voices to shape policies that create an Internet...
EQUALS in Tech Awards: Nominations Now Open
25 April 2019
EQUALS in Tech Awards: Nominations Now Open
Are you working to build a better Internet for women? Do you know initiatives that are promoting the development...
Girls in ICT Day: Attend the Global Marathon in Digital Skills Development
Internet Governance
23 April 2019
Girls in ICT Day: Attend the Global Marathon in Digital Skills Development
There’s a lack of gender diversity at all levels in the technology sector. This is partly because the number...
Seven Women Using the Internet to Make a Difference
8 March 2019
Seven Women Using the Internet to Make a Difference
We’re celebrating International Women’s Day this year with great news: The Internet Society welcomes a new Chapter in Lesotho...
Empowering Moroccan Cooperatives to Participate in the Digital Economy
19 December 2018
Empowering Moroccan Cooperatives to Participate in the Digital Economy
KASBUY is a web platform to help Moroccan cooperatives, especially ones from women, to promote their handicrafts on international...
The 2018 Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology: My Story
26 October 2018
The 2018 Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology: My Story
October 9-11, 2018 will remain etched in the memories of the more than 250 girls and women in technology...
G20 Women’s Summit: Digital Inclusion for Women
16 October 2018
G20 Women’s Summit: Digital Inclusion for Women
What if future generations in 2030 learned about gender inequality in their history class and not in their lived...