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UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterreswarned this Monday that sexism what prevails in the technological realm is slowing down and even causing disruptions in progress towards gender equality. ”
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterreswarned this Monday that sexism what prevails in the technological realm is slowing down and even causing disruptions in progress towards gender equality.
” macho domination new technology is reversing decades of progress on women’s rights,” Guterres said during a speech on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
According to the Portuguese politician, gender equality “is a matter of power” and today, after more than 100 years of increasingly inclusive power, “technology is changing the trend“.
“This is another concentration of power in the hands of men to the detriment of everyone,” said Guterres, who called for combating this “patriarchal” backlash and pushing for measures to guarantee the role of women in technology.
This included, he insisted, actions to promote access to education in these areas and promote equal representation and participation.
“We must reform patriarchal structures that perpetuate gender inequality, especially in the tech sector,” he insisted.
Guterres denounced that the low presence of women in technology companies creates a new form of “discriminationgender, for example, using male-designed algorithms or using male-dominated data extensively, an area of great concern to the UN, given the rapid development of artificial intelligence.
In addition, he drew attention to bullying and violence that women and girls face in digital spaces, and the lack of action on the part of platforms to stop this problem.
For example, he denounced the presence of “influencers who denigrate women and feed misogyny and toxic forms of masculinity to millions of boys and young men” or that “anti-women’s rights groups find a warm welcome on digital platforms.”
The fight for gender equality in the digital age is the focus of this year’s meetings at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, which will conclude this Friday in New York.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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