Lamentillo addresses digital gender gap in ADB’s IWC Keynote Speaker Series

MANILA, Philippines --- Undersecretary Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) tackled the digital gender gap as she kicked off the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) International Women Committee's (IWC) Keynote Speaker Series for this year. Lamentillo, who serves as DICT's Undersecretary for Public Affairs and Foreign Relations, highlighted that 32 countries, including the Philippines, have missed out on USD 1 trillion in GDP due to the exclusion of women from the digital world. She explained that the digital gender divide has become evident with the inevitable shift towards digital transformation. For example, a study conducte...Keep on reading: Lamentillo addresses digital gender gap in ADB’s IWC Keynote Speaker Series

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