Globally, women struggle for access to technology. Proportionally, the number of women using the internet is 12 percent lower, compared to men. In the least developed countries, only one in seven women is using the internet, compared to one in five men, according to a 2017 study.
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As the nation’s technology capital — long identified as one of the more hostile work environments for women — reels from a series of high-profile sexual harassment and discrimination scandals, these conversations are gaining broader traction.
This woman made an app for Saudi women to learn their rights
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After years of work, "Know Your Rights" eventually launched on the 4th of July, 2016. Today, the app helps Saudi women find more independence and empowerment.
The 2017 Tech Leavers Study
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Girls who Code Founder: Brown girls can do ‘White Guy things’
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