A digital gap that threatens the future of millions of women and girls and an international invitation to enable them through education

She also confirmed – in a statement on the occasion International Day for Girls in the field of information technology and communicationT – The need to renew the commitment to financing their education.

This gap is clearly evident in armed conflict areas, climate change and forced displacement. According to UNESCO, the number of women who use the Internet worldwide is 244 million than men, which limits their access to education, job opportunities and innovation, according to the international official.

In Africa, cultural barriers, costs and movement restrictions without many girls reach technology and digital learning.

Some recent analyzes conducted by UNICEF indicate that 90% of teenage girls and young women are not connected to the Internet, which means depriving them of access to the unlimited information and opportunities provided by the Internet.

Inspiring

Despite the challenges, Yasmine Sharif stressed the importance of access to education in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

She referred to the Afghan girls team for robots, led by Sumaya Farouki, as an inspiring model, as they competed in robots competitions all over the world and learn to build and program robots and acquire new skills in engineering and technology, and worked as travels for girls in the field of science and technology.

She said: “These are the pioneers who will shatter the glass ceiling and pave the way for millions of girls all over the world to access the Internet and find jobs in the field of technology.”

Yasmine Sharif referred to the strong economic justification to support girls’ access to information and communications technology, as UNESCO indicates the possibility of strengthening Global Global GDP by 600 billion euros by 2027 if women’s share in the workforce in the field of technology multiplies.

To achieve this, Sharif called for a break of some rules to enable girls to adopt technology, especially in Afghanistan, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.

It also called for accelerating the pace of funding to ensure that children who have been cut off in human emergency situations obtain education and technology, stressing the ability of girls to overcome difficulties and achieve success not only at the national or regional level, but also globally.

It is noteworthy that the Education Fund is not waiting for a global fund created by the United Nations to support education in emergency and crises.