Women's Leadership via Digital Technology and Entrepreneurship in Business and Society
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Vol. 28, 246-252, February, 2022
S A SISSN: 2668-7798
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Women's Leadership via Digital Technology and
Entrepreneurship in business and society
Maria Karyotaki, Lizeta Bakola2, Athanasios Drigas', Charalabos Skianis4
1 23Net Media Lab Mind - Brain R&D IIT - N.C.S.R. Demokritos , Athens,
Greece/University of the Aegean, Information & Communication Systems
Engineering Department, Samos, Greece, 4University of the Aegean, Information &
Communication Systems Engineering Department, Samos, Greece
mkaryotaki@aegean.gr', bakolalizeta@icsd.aegean.gr2, dr@iit.demokritos.gr3,
cskianis@aegean.gr4
Abstract. Gender equality and digital development are inextricably linked. On the other hand
digital skills are in increased demand due to the digital skill gap expanding. Most of the tech
nation's reports have shown that men still outweigh women by 3 to 1. This study aims to expound
the relationship between digital technology and women's leadership in business and society and
try to clarify the reasons that women fall short of the demands of the digital sector as it is
increasingly growing.
Keywords. digital technology, inclusion, entrepreneurship, education, leadership, social equality
A. Introduction
It is generally accepted that digital technologies have expanded more rapidly than any
innovation in our history and according to the United Nations; it is reaching around 50% of the
developing world's population in only two decades and transforming societies. By improving
connectivity, financial inclusion, access to trade public services, technology can be for sure a
great equalizer. Thus, digital technology presents an opportunity to narrow gender gaps by
enhancing access to welfare services, identification (ID), and financial services and information.
On the contrary, some people are not connected and remain cut off from the benefits of this new
era and remain further behind. Many of the people left behind are women, the aging, and persons
with disabilities or from ethnic or linguistic minorities, indigenous groups, and residents of poor
or remote areas [1].
In this article, we are specifically studying the case of women. More specifically, women
continue to be discriminated against in the labour market and society at large. The reasons for
these discriminations are multiple. The digital divide between the sexes is not just a
technological issue; it is an economic, social, and cultural issue that needs to be addressed
through multilevel and holistic policies to address gender inequality at its deepest social and
cultural roots.
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