NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Women’s exclusion from the digital world has shaved $1 trillion from the GDP of low- and middle-income countries in the last decade. In a future where over 90% of jobs worldwide have a digital component, women’s access to and fluency with technology is a major barrier to education, economic opportunities, healthcare access, and gender parity. On 11 July 2023, join the Aspen Institute and HP’s Digital Equity Accelerator for a conversation exploring: Why women and girls experience barriers to technology access and use around the world How social and economic progress can be achieved through digital inclusion interventions How countries and communities can benefit by designing with and for women Examples of organizations from Africa and Asia poised to scale their reach and impact in serving women