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This report was produced by the Digital Asia Hub, as part of a pilot study of corporate accountability in the technology sector. The study is supported by Ranking Digital Rights, an independent program funded by New America Foundation

This edition that focuses on the stories and experiences from South and Southeast Asia, explores deeper into the issue of gender digital divide in six countries, including Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Myanmar, Indonesia and Malaysia, through multi-format stories written and drawn by local writers and artists who understand and have experienced the nuances of the discussion of technological gap in their respective countries. The stories delve into the larger theme of access to the internet, with sub-themes focusing on patriarchal control on access, affordability, online gender based violence and its impact on access, lack of digital literacy, and community resilience.

What made women more comfortable to follow Her Zimbabwe on Facebook, and not on Twitter?

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Technology is unlocking remarkable opportunities in Southeast Asia and offers the potential to accelerate Indonesia’s already impressive growth rapidly. In this technology-enabled landscape, digital talent has become an increasingly valuable resource. Boosting women in technology in Indonesia offers an invaluable opportunity to unlock a wider talent pool to drive forward Indonesia’s digital success.

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Gender inequality is a significant problem in the tech industry in Indonesia, as it is in many other countries around the world. Women are severely underrepresented in the tech industry, both in terms of employment and leadership positions.

According to a 2020 report by McKinsey&Company, women make up only 27 percent of the workforce in the tech industry in Indonesia. This is significantly lower than the average for all industries in the country, where women make up 40 percent of the workforce.

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From UP Diliman to Thailand, FMA’s traveling exhibit DRAWING DISSENT arrives at Silingan Cafe, Quezon City for its third iteration. Composed of comics from esteemed Filipino artists, Drawing Dissent intends to present the multifaceted nature of information disorder all the while raising awareness on recent digital rights concerns of the country.

Catch the exhibit in its opening day at Silingan Cafe on August 7, 2023 at 11 AM. The show will run from August 7 to 13, 2023.

See you all there!

Breach of privacy poses real risks to the LGBTQ+ community. As the internet became a space for people to present and embrace their gender identities with relative freedom, nonconsensual disclosure or ‘outing’ of LGBT people’s identification has become common on social media.

Revealing someone’s gender identity without their consent is an irreversible, damaging event. It removes a person’s control over their identity, leaving them vulnerable to harassment, ostracization by friends and family, and severe mental health effects. What makes this worse is how this can be done to them by the people who they trust–their friends and family.

The rise of the femtech industry saw the emergence of different apps, services, and startups that make use of technology to deliver solutions to female-specific healthcare needs.

Among the innovations in women’s healthcare, period tracker apps have amassed an estimated 50 million users worldwide. In 2020 alone, period tracker app Flo ranked first as the most popular health tracker app in the world as reported in the USwitch Health App Index.

Ano’ng Konek? The Podcast is the Foundation for Media Alternatives initiative, exploring various issues on the intersection of technology and human rights.

This report summarizes analyses on how governments, foundations and the private sector can increase employment of women in Southeast Asia through the development of mechanisms to support women’s ICT skills development. We propose solutions to address both technical and social barriers holding back women’s participation in new growth industries. Opening paths to women’s employment will be extremely important for sustained economic growth. As countries in Southeast Asia embrace change, we hope that this report will help readers to think about the importance of women’s role in industries of the future and stimulate greater efforts to ensure no woman is left behind.

The post-conflict period in Timor-Leste is significant for the status of women and the struggle for gender equality.

Their work is conducted as a collaborative practice in which division of labor responds to the expertise and skills possessed by each individual in the organization.

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The policy overview maps the evolving digital policy landscape in the Philippines, particularly in relation to the startup ecosystem that constitutes a significant fraction of the platform economy in the country.

The research report lays out the context for a case study on the platformization of care work in the Philippines and therefore includes a review of relevant laws and policies such as those on labor contracting, domestic work, taxation, and e-commerce.

This report provides a comprehensive snapshot of  country, which, on its face, is a leader in promoting women’s access to and use of the internet. In addition to research and qualitative interviews, this study incorporates the result of a face-to-face household survey conducted in urban poor residential areas in the Philippines. Compared to other countries where the survey was similarly conducted, the Philippines seems to be far more effective in facilitating women’s access to the internet and ensuring they are able to use the internet for a wide range of activities with confidence.

What is it like to be a feminist in the time of the internet? What kind of internet will be beneficial to women, LGBTQI people, indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups? If we were to create feminist internet, how would it look like?

This paper will take a look at the making of a feminist internet in Southeast Asia. It aims to deepen our understanding of how the digital landscape has affected feminists, women’s rights and sexual rights, and intersectional movement building work in the sub-region, and shed light on that the feminist principles of the internet are and how they can be used towards a transformative internet. It will explore current efforts and initiatives in Southeast Asia that contribute towards building strong and resilient feminist movements, both offline and online.

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This report highlights imbalances between women’s and men’s access to and participation in ICTs and asserts that more needs to be done to ensure that women equally enjoy the benefits arising from the global knowledge-based economy at all levels of ICT policy and practice. Integration of gender perspectives within ICT for Development (ICTD) calls for increased political commitment by policy-makers and practitioners accompanied by dedicated measures and resources. As promising new areas such as e-governance, e-learning or e-commerce increasingly entrench these emerging technologies, it is crucial that policy directions and processes are effectively planned from the outset, and that proper linkages are established not only between gender and ICTs, but also across these other sectors – for which specific gender mainstreaming requirements must be accommodated.

This report highlights imbalances between women’s and men’s access to and participation in ICTs and asserts that more needs to be done to ensure that women equally enjoy the benefits arising from the global knowledge-based economy at all levels of ICT policy and practice. Integration of gender perspectives within ICT for Development (ICTD) calls for increased political commitment by policy-makers and practitioners accompanied by dedicated measures and resources. As promising new areas such as e-governance, e-learning or e-commerce increasingly entrench these emerging technologies, it is crucial that policy directions and processes are effectively planned from the outset, and that proper linkages are established not only between gender and ICTs, but also across these other sectors – for which specific gender mainstreaming requirements must be accommodated.