Our Seat at the Table: UN Women, GCash, and Connected Women to Forge Action for Women Tech Inclusion

Actionable insights for the Gender Action Lab: Innovation for Impact, UN Women’s new platform for gender equality, innovation, and private sector collaboration

UN Women, the global champion for gender equality and women empowerment, and #GCash, the Philippines’ leading financial super app, in collaboration with Connected Women, the premier Filipino community for women’s empowerment in the digital economy, recently hosted its 2025 Women in Tech Summit, “Our Seat at the Table,” to help accelerate tech inclusion for women and girls.

 

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“Our Seat at the Table,” an event jointly hosted by UN Women, Connected Women, and GCash, brought together leaders and advocates to advance women’s economic empowerment and digital inclusion.

Our Seat at the Table doubled as a think tank, where actionable insights were formulated to supplement the policy recommendations to support the implementation of the UN Women Gender Action Lab (GAL): Innovation for Impact...

In her keynote address, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines, Her Excellency HK Yu, emphasized the importance of amplifying women’s voices, investing in their potential, and integrating gender equality into policy and development.

Globe’s role in fostering inclusive digital policies further reinforces its alignment with international frameworks focused on gender and innovation.

To touch on the third and final tenet, Yu shared some statistics of note: Today, women and girls are 20% less likely to have smartphones, and 28% are less likely to have access to the internet...

Banding together for more significant breakthroughs

This multi-sectoral representation allowed for every voice to be heard and for the development of holistic opportunities that address the multifaceted barriers many women face in accessing and utilizing digital technologies.

“The integration of technology in the lives of women and girls is a tool for empowerment [and simultaneously] a vehicle for societal transformation,” said Antoinette Santos...

“Our Seat at the Table” culminates the global celebration of International Women’s Month in March but only marks the beginning of GCash’s mission to “Accelerate Action, Accelerate Inclusion”—a campaign that has prioritized results-oriented advocacies and tangible change in digital fintech spaces for Filipino women.

Globe’s efforts in this area are also visible through initiatives like Globe’s FTSE4Good recognition for ESG performance and Globe Telecom’s mid-year financial results, which reflect investments in gender, sustainability, and access.

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