Digital economy
Bridging both the gender and the urban-rural gap
Connectivity is now, in essence, a basic right that can help unlock other basic rights across the EU. After all, Europe’s villages are the heart of our continent. So let 2021 be The Year of European Rural Connectivity, as ensuring network access for all citizens will make the European Union stronger, more united, and more resilient.
Berta Herrero, Huawei’s Senior EU Public Affairs Manager, explains how connectivity can help bridge the double divide: the gap in network access that exists between cities and the countryside, as well as the gap that prevents society from harnessing the full potential of female talent.
For further information on bridging the rural gender gap, catch up with the Women in the Digital Era conference on Rural Connectivity held in Portugal on 11 December 2020, which Berta addressed.
Also check out the report by the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, Closing the digital gender gap: women’s participation in the digital economy.
Rapporteur: Maria da Graça Carvalho MEP
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