With the rapid digitalization of work, school and social life stimulated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of technology and innovation to achieving gender equality and inclusive development have never been clearer nor more urgent.
From a gender perspective, specific applications of AI and machine learning have shown the greatest risks of bias and misuse, like facial recognition and deep fakes. The AI world today is almost entirely dominated by men and we find societal biases relating to gender roles and identities embedded in social programs and services via automated decision-making. Data modelling such as predictive policing or social intervention increasingly transcends the individual to focus on groups or communities, making women more at risks of being discriminated.
UN Women’s role and mandate is to reaffirm the need to focus on diversity and inclusiveness when developing AI technologies. Ensuring that societal values are reflected in algorithms and AI technologies will require no less creativity, hard work and innovation than developing the AI technologies themselves.
In order to drive action and unite efforts from across governments, private sector and civil society, UN Women is convening partners working on gender and technology as part of the Generation Equality Forum. An Action Coalition focusing on innovation and technology will be launched in 2021 to generate innovative ideas for policies and initiatives needed to accelerate progress for more gender-responsive AI.
The Action Coalition will explore how to harness opportunities arising from the use of AI and overcome the challenges associated with algorithms. By breaking down silos and fostering collaboration through this new multi-stakeholder platform, the Coalition aims to inspire public and private partners to make strong and actionable commitments that will advance gender equality and women’s rights.
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| Country or Area | ISO-alpha2 Code | ISO-alpha3 Code | Developed / Developing regions |
| Algeria | DZ | DZA | Developing |
| Egypt | EG | EGY | Developing |
| Libya | LY | LBY | Developing |
| Morocco | MA | MAR | Developing |
| Sudan | SD | SDN | Developing |
| Tunisia | TN | TUN | Developing |
| Western Sahara | EH | ESH | Developing |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | IO | IOT | Developing |
| Burundi | BI | BDI | Developing |
| Comoros | KM | COM | Developing |
| Djibouti | DJ | DJI | Developing |
| Eritrea | ER | ERI | Developing |
| Ethiopia | ET | ETH | Developing |
| French Southern Territories | TF | ATF | Developing |
| Kenya | KE | KEN | Developing |
| Madagascar | MG | MDG | Developing |
| Malawi | MW | MWI | Developing |
| Mauritius | MU | MUS | Developing |
| Mayotte | YT | MYT | Developing |
| Mozambique | MZ | MOZ | Developing |
| Réunion | RE | REU | Developing |
| Rwanda | RW | RWA | Developing |
| Seychelles | SC | SYC | Developing |
| Somalia | SO | SOM | Developing |
| South Sudan | SS | SSD | Developing |
| Uganda | UG | UGA | Developing |
| United Republic of Tanzania | TZ | TZA | Developing |
| Zambia | ZM | ZMB | Developing |
| Zimbabwe | ZW | ZWE | Developing |
| Angola | AO | AGO | Developing |
| Cameroon | CM | CMR | Developing |
| Central African Republic | CF | CAF | Developing |
| Chad | TD | TCD | Developing |
| Congo | CG | COG | Developing |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | CD | COD | Developing |
| Equatorial Guinea | GQ | GNQ | Developing |
| Gabon | GA | GAB | Developing |
| Sao Tome and Principe | ST | STP | Developing |
| Botswana | BW | BWA | Developing |
| Eswatini | SZ | SWZ | Developing |
| Lesotho | LS | LSO | Developing |
| Namibia | NA | NAM | Developing |
| South Africa | ZA | ZAF | Developing |
| Benin | BJ | BEN | Developing |
| Burkina Faso | BF | BFA | Developing |
| Cabo Verde | CV | CPV | Developing |
| Côte d’Ivoire | CI | CIV | Developing |
| Gambia | GM | GMB | Developing |
| Ghana | GH | GHA | Developing |
| Guinea | GN | GIN | Developing |
| Guinea-Bissau | GW | GNB | Developing |
| Liberia | LR | LBR | Developing |
| Mali | ML | MLI | Developing |
| Mauritania | MR | MRT | Developing |
| Niger | NE | NER | Developing |
| Nigeria | NG | NGA | Developing |
| Saint Helena | SH | SHN | Developing |
| Senegal | SN | SEN | Developing |
| Sierra Leone | SL | SLE | Developing |
| Togo | TG | TGO | Developing |
| Anguilla | AI | AIA | Developing |
| Antigua and Barbuda | AG | ATG | Developing |
| Aruba | AW | ABW | Developing |
| Bahamas | BS | BHS | Developing |
| Barbados | BB | BRB | Developing |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | BQ | BES | Developing |
| British Virgin Islands | VG | VGB | Developing |
| Cayman Islands | KY | CYM | Developing |
| Cuba | CU | CUB | Developing |
| Curaçao | CW | CUW | Developing |
| Dominica | DM | DMA | Developing |
| Dominican Republic | DO | DOM | Developing |
| Grenada | GD | GRD | Developing |
| Guadeloupe | GP | GLP | Developing |
| Haiti | HT | HTI | Developing |
| Jamaica | JM | JAM | Developing |
| Martinique | MQ | MTQ | Developing |
| Montserrat | MS | MSR | Developing |
| Puerto Rico | PR | PRI | Developing |
| Saint Barthélemy | BL | BLM | Developing |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | KN | KNA | Developing |
| Saint Lucia | LC | LCA | Developing |
| Saint Martin (French Part) | MF | MAF | Developing |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VC | VCT | Developing |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | SX | SXM | Developing |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TT | TTO | Developing |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | TC | TCA | Developing |
| United States Virgin Islands | VI | VIR | Developing |
| Belize | BZ | BLZ | Developing |
| Costa Rica | CR | CRI | Developing |
| El Salvador | SV | SLV | Developing |
| Guatemala | GT | GTM | Developing |
| Honduras | HN | HND | Developing |
| Mexico | MX | MEX | Developing |
| Nicaragua | NI | NIC | Developing |
| Panama | PA | PAN | Developing |
| Argentina | AR | ARG | Developing |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | BO | BOL | Developing |
| Bouvet Island | BV | BVT | Developing |
| Brazil | BR | BRA | Developing |
| Chile | CL | CHL | Developing |
| Colombia | CO | COL | Developing |
| Ecuador | EC | ECU | Developing |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | FK | FLK | Developing |
| French Guiana | GF | GUF | Developing |
| Guyana | GY | GUY | Developing |
| Paraguay | PY | PRY | Developing |
| Peru | PE | PER | Developing |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | GS | SGS | Developing |
| Suriname | SR | SUR | Developing |
| Uruguay | UY | URY | Developing |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | VE | VEN | Developing |
| Kazakhstan | KZ | KAZ | Developing |
| Kyrgyzstan | KG | KGZ | Developing |
| Tajikistan | TJ | TJK | Developing |
| Turkmenistan | TM | TKM | Developing |
| Uzbekistan | UZ | UZB | Developing |
| China | CN | CHN | Developing |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | HK | HKG | Developing |
| China, Macao Special Administrative Region | MO | MAC | Developing |
| Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | KP | PRK | Developing |
| Mongolia | MN | MNG | Developing |
| Brunei Darussalam | BN | BRN | Developing |
| Cambodia | KH | KHM | Developing |
| Indonesia | ID | IDN | Developing |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | LA | LAO | Developing |
| Malaysia | MY | MYS | Developing |
| Myanmar | MM | MMR | Developing |
| Philippines | PH | PHL | Developing |
| Singapore | SG | SGP | Developing |
| Thailand | TH | THA | Developing |
| Timor-Leste | TL | TLS | Developing |
| Viet Nam | VN | VNM | Developing |
| Afghanistan | AF | AFG | Developing |
| Bangladesh | BD | BGD | Developing |
| Bhutan | BT | BTN | Developing |
| India | IN | IND | Developing |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | IR | IRN | Developing |
| Maldives | MV | MDV | Developing |
| Nepal | NP | NPL | Developing |
| Pakistan | PK | PAK | Developing |
| Sri Lanka | LK | LKA | Developing |
| Armenia | AM | ARM | Developing |
| Azerbaijan | AZ | AZE | Developing |
| Bahrain | BH | BHR | Developing |
| Georgia | GE | GEO | Developing |
| Iraq | IQ | IRQ | Developing |
| Jordan | JO | JOR | Developing |
| Kuwait | KW | KWT | Developing |
| Lebanon | LB | LBN | Developing |
| Oman | OM | OMN | Developing |
| Qatar | QA | QAT | Developing |
| Saudi Arabia | SA | SAU | Developing |
| State of Palestine | PS | PSE | Developing |
| Syrian Arab Republic | SY | SYR | Developing |
| Turkey | TR | TUR | Developing |
| United Arab Emirates | AE | ARE | Developing |
| Yemen | YE | YEM | Developing |
| Fiji | FJ | FJI | Developing |
| New Caledonia | NC | NCL | Developing |
| Papua New Guinea | PG | PNG | Developing |
| Solomon Islands | SB | SLB | Developing |
| Vanuatu | VU | VUT | Developing |
| Guam | GU | GUM | Developing |
| Kiribati | KI | KIR | Developing |
| Marshall Islands | MH | MHL | Developing |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | FM | FSM | Developing |
| Nauru | NR | NRU | Developing |
| Northern Mariana Islands | MP | MNP | Developing |
| Palau | PW | PLW | Developing |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | UM | UMI | Developing |
| American Samoa | AS | ASM | Developing |
| Cook Islands | CK | COK | Developing |
| French Polynesia | PF | PYF | Developing |
| Niue | NU | NIU | Developing |
| Pitcairn | PN | PCN | Developing |
| Samoa | WS | WSM | Developing |
| Tokelau | TK | TKL | Developing |
| Tonga | TO | TON | Developing |
| Tuvalu | TV | TUV | Developing |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | WF | WLF | Developing |
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