We must assess place of women creatives in the digital space

Female photographer taking picture from a digital SLR camera. [Courtesy]

As we recently celebrated the International Women’s Day, we must not forget to tackle gender biases that are accelerating and overwhelmingly encroaching on Internet spaces. This is especially so in traditional African parlance, where the woman’s place and position come second; she is to be seen and not heard. The woman’s place in traditional offline settings is being replicated in online spaces, thus amplifying digital gender inequalities, biases, stereotypes, and prejudices, which manifest in ownership of digital devices, access, skills for meaningful participation, and integration in their daily lives.