On 29 March, the Digital Equity Accelerator was announced as a part of Vice President Harris’s Global Initiatives on the Economic Empowerment of Women, a nearly $400 million commitment to support key pillars of the Women in the Digital Economy Fund. "Advancing the economic status of women and girls is not only a matter of human rights, justice, and fairness—it is also a strategic imperative that reduces poverty," the brief reads.

8 March 2023: For all the optimism contained in International Women’s Day, the reality is that in most places around the world, the gender gap isn’t narrowing – it’s widening. Read the article in Impact Alpha to learn more about what the Accelerator is doing to address the gender digital divide.