The Technest scholarship program, supported by the Innovation and Digital Development Agency of the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, is an example of how the Azerbaijani government is fighting gender inequality in the field of digitalization and attracting more women to the IT field, UK Ambassador to Azerbaijan Fergus Auld said at a conference on “DigitAll: Gender Equality in Innovation and Digitalization” on March 6, Report informs.
He noted that the issue of gender inequality in the field of digitalization is very important.
The ambassador added that last year’s death of an Iranian girl, Mahsa Amini, once again highlighted the problems associated with gender-based violence against women.
“The UK government believes that increasing the digital literacy of women is very important in the overall fight against gender-based violence and inequality,” he added.