In a video message on International Women’s Day, UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen says countries must find ways to encourage more women to enter fields like engineering, science and math. That is key to ensuring that emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence, don’t perpetuate thousands of years of gender inequality, she says.
Bridging the gender divide could also help spur the development of technologies that address a range of environmental threats, she added.
“We know that the digital and technology revolution is accelerating. However, this revolution will not reach full speed… without the full participation of women and girls.”
