women

I received this by email recently:

"The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and the GSMA Development Fund are pleased to announce the publication of Women & Mobile: A Global Opportunity, following it’s launch yesterday (Feb 16, 2010) at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The report is the first detailed study of its kind on the mobile phone gender gap in low and middle-income countries and showcases how using a mobile phone can improve the socio-economic status of women. We hope to use the report to launch a larger initiative to increase women’s access to the mobile market."

The document appears to appeal to shed light on issues about women and mobile technology, including hang-ups and market opportunities.  As I've heard more and more about mobile technology's ability to address gender equality, I thought it might be helpful to pass along.

Just received this message from Ashoka's Changemaker's Director Charlie Brown:

"This morning at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City,  ExxonMobil announced an  exciting new corporate commitment on behalf of women and girls  that includes a partnership with both Ashoka's Changemakers and the International Center for Research on Women.  The commitment aims to use Ashoka's Changemakers platform to find innovative technologies  able to  improve women's  lives and economic livelihoods and to invest in those technologies going forward.

"Since 2005 ExxonMobil has invested $20 million in projects for women.    This announcement marks ExxonMobil's new focus on " technologies" that can help women meet their daily demands more efficiently and open the door to new economic opportunities."

On January 13, 2010, visit Changemakers to enter your innovation, collaborate with other entrants, add a discussion comment, and vote for your favorite entries!

See full press release here.