The International Women’s Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women’s rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence. DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.
Topic: EQUITY AND EQUALITY:“Accelerating Equality and Empowerment”
“Women folk will find it easier to vote, if it’s by electronic voting” —Adesanya-Davies
“A Call for Digital Electronic Voting Nationally and Internationally” — Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies
A cross session of women have called for the creation of free zones for the female gender in politics with the thirty five percent affirmative action.
The women during a webinar at the instance of the International Women’s Day, IWD, said the free zone will enable women contest among themselves for elective positions and not with the male gender.
In her submission one of the speakers, Professor Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies Country President, UN-POLAC who spoke on Role of Female/Women in Politics including motivating Female to join Politics urged women to improve their knowledge of information technology and up their political games.
On her part, Principal Assistant Registrar with University of Port Harcourt who spoke on EQUITY AND EQUALITY, Mrs Blessing Obi-Uzu and Professor Ijeoma Ernest-Ehibudu maintained that women are dynamic beings and taking advantage of technology will enhance their innate abilities.
Earlier in her submission, convener of the webinar and the CEO, Hope Aglow Charity Foundation Dr Cynthia Obiorah who is also a United Nations Ambassador while speaking on Guidance, Motivation and Mentorship of Girl Child and women in Career to equip them in DigitALL and technology driven age stressed that gender equity should be the DNA of any society.
The International Women’s Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women’s rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence. DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023, the United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre (UNTED NATIONS -POLAC) celebrates women’s achievements and contributions with a series of events and engagements.
The UN theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is Embrace Equity: “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.” This theme is aligned with the priority theme for the upcoming 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW-67), “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls” by the World Bank Group.
This theme aligns with the “Role of Females or Women in Politics” which was highlighted by Amb. Prof. Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies at the webinar, stressing that the women folk will find it easier to vote if there is electronic voting as DigitALL innovation and technology for gender equality is being proposed.
Adesanya-Davies, added, there is also the need to create FREE ZONES for only women to contest elections among themselves, such that the men will not have to contest the 35% allocated to the women folk in line with Millennium Goals.
This is because, women would prefer to contest among themselves only. it has been noted that, ‘When some women try to get involved in politics, they are despised and as such they are at the defensive. Even their co-women would despise them and refuse to support and vote for them.”
They urged women to emulate the female gender who have made their mark in various sectors. Happy International Women’s Day to all the women out there.