DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality: Celebrating our Stories

Women’s exclusion from the digital world has shaved $1 trillion from the gross domestic product of low- and middle-income countries in the last decade, according to a UN Women’s Gender Snapshot. Without action, the loss will be estimated to grow to $1.5 trillion by 2025. Lack of inclusion comes with massive costs.

Last winter, the United Nations announced that it would observe International Women’s Day 2023 (IWD2023) under the theme, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.”

According to the UN, the organization will highlight inclusive technology and digital education under the theme. In addition, IWD 2023 will explore the impact of the digital gender gap on widening economic and social inequalities.

Since 1997, the National Women’s History Alliance (NWHA), founded in 1980 as the National Women’s History Project (NWHP) in Santa Rosa, CA, launched a website to serve as the digital clearinghouse for multicultural women’s history information. They also spearheaded the movement for March to be declared National Women’s History Month and announced last year the women’s history theme for 2023, “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.”

According to NWHA, throughout 2023, they will encourage recognition of women, past and present, who have been active in media and storytelling, including print, radio, TV, stage, screen, blogs, podcasts, and more. The theme honors women in every community who have devoted their lives and talents to producing art, pursuing truth, and reflecting the human condition decade after decade.

Since 1996, Women of Color magazine has celebrated progress as it mapped future success. The stories in our premiere spring edition in 2007 show how diverse women excel in male-dominated fields. The cover story—our list of technologists and 100 category award winners featured some of the best. We dedicated that first print edition to girls and women who don’t understand that everything we see, hear, and touch is associated with science and engineering.

SALES AND MARKETING

Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions, The Boeing Company

Monica E. Emerson, Women of Color STEM Conference

National Chair

Matt Bowman, CCG Military Program Manager Stars and Stripes

Committee Executive Director/Chief of Staff for VADM Walt Davis, USN (Ret.)

Ty Taborn, Esq., Executive Vice President & Corporate Counsel

Gwendolyn Bethea, Vice President, Corporate Development

Kameron Nelson, Account Executive

Elyse Holdaway, Account Executive

Lucille Kennedy, Sales Support Assistant

Jay Albritton, Account Executive

Tyrone D. Taborn CEO and Chief Content Officer

JOBMATCH AND STUDENT

Ashley Turner, University & Professional Relations Development DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS Manager

Rod Carter, Recruitment Specialist, College Relations Shelia Richburg, College Coordinator

CONFERENCE AND EVENTS

Ana Bertrand, Conference Coordinator

Jennifer Roberts Customer Success Manager

Brandon Newby, Administrative Assistant Chantel Clea, Conference Planning

ADVERTISING SALES OFFICE Career Communications Group, Inc. 729 E. Pratt Street, Suite 504 Baltimore, MD 21202

Phone: (410) 244-7101 / Fax: (410) 752-1837 www.womenofcolor.online

Like us on Facebook:

Mentoring Our Mission

To empower professionals to motivate, educate, and mentor future generations of diverse STEM leaders.