What are the current barriers facing women in the technology industry? Questions like these were discussed at Why Women in Tech Matter at the South by Southwest (SXSW) event.

On 23-24 February 2017, ESCAP and UN Women will jointly convene the Asia-Pacific Policy Dialogue on "Women's economic empowerment in the changing world of work".

As governments transition towards e-government in Asia and the Pacific, there is growing acknowledgement of the role that e-government could play to harness ICTs for women’s empowerment and gender equality.