Women in the Digital Economy: From Access to Ownership

Overview

This dialogue examined how women entrepreneurs can move beyond digital consumers to become platform owners, data-rights holders, and tech company founders. 85 participants from 18 countries produced concrete policy asks.

Key Outcomes

• 12 policy recommendations submitted to the African Union Digital Transformation Strategy
• Established a Women in Digital Economy working group with 35 founding members
• Launched the Digital Women Entrepreneurs Pledge signed by 8 investors committing $20M
• Published a knowledge brief distributed to 500+ policymakers across 32 countries

Speakers