UN Women launches a Digital, Innovation and AI Hub for gender equality

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UN Women launches a Digital, Innovation and AI Hub for gender equality

25 September 2026

UN Women launched a Digital, Innovation and AI Hub on Friday, 25 September 2026, during the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
The hub brings together researchers, governments, technology companies and women's rights organizations to shape artificial intelligence in ways that benefit women and girls.
According to UN Women, men hold nearly eight in 10 AI jobs and almost nine in 10 senior leadership positions in the technology.
A UN Women analysis of 133 AI systems found that 44 per cent showed gender bias.
The hub will support Member States in developing gender-responsible digital and AI policies.
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous said AI can deepen gender inequality or help overcome it.

AI systems analysed: 133 Share showing gender bias: 44 per cent AI jobs held by men: nearly eight in 10

Why it matters for exams: Combines UN Women's mandate with AI governance and gender-bias data, a recurring theme in governance and science-technology papers.

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25 September 2026 Source: UN News – World News in Brief

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UN Women United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women — UN body for gender equality, set up in 2010.