On 27 April 2017 the International Girls in ICT Day was celebrated to encourage young women and girls to discover the exciting world of opportunities in ICT.
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".
ESCAP, in partnership with UNPOG of UNDESA is implementing a new project to help close the online gender gap in the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on e-government for women's empowerment.