[Air-L] Gender & Tech Online Talk Series – May 27 11am EDT - Data Governance

[Jess Reia]

Dear colleagues,



The University of Virginia School of Data Science, in partnership with the
Digital Technology for Democracy Lab, is pleased to announce the second
session of the Gender & Tech Online Talk Series, which will take place on
May 27, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT).



The session will explore intersectional perspectives on data governance,
privacy and digital sovereignty. Speakers will examine gender and data
governance from a global majority perspective and discuss the policies that
could be developed to ensure that women, gender-diverse individuals and
other historically marginalized communities can regain control over their
digital footprints and identities.



We are honored to welcome two keynote speakers:



Anita Gurumurthy (IT for Change)

Chenai Chair (My Data Rights - Africa)



The webinar is free and open to the public. You can register here:
https://virginia.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-H1J_xOBRICsVItME7pIuQ#/registration


The Gender and Tech Online Talk Series brings together leading scholars,
advocates, and practitioners to examine the intersections of gender,
technology, democracy, and human rights. Its purpose is to critically
explore how digital platforms and technological infrastructures impact
women, queer, and gender-diverse individuals, while also identifying
pathways toward more inclusive, rights-based models of digital governance.




We invite everyone interested in advancing equity and justice in digital
governance to participate in this important conversation.



The series is co-organized by Yasmin Curzi and Jess Reia and sponsored by
the UVA School of Data Science and DTD Lab.



Please feel free to circulate this announcement within your networks.



Thank you!

Jess and Yasmin


*Jess Reia, Ph.D.  (they/them)*
Assistant Professor of Data Science
Faculty co-lead, Digital Technology for Democracy Lab
<https://karshinstitute.virginia.edu/digital-technology-democracy-lab>,
University
of Virginia
reia at virginia.edu | https://datascience.virginia.edu/

Visiting Scholar, Institute for Global Public Policy
<https://igpp.fudan.edu.cn/igppen/main.htm>, Fudan University
2024-2025 Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Democracy & Technology
<https://cdt.org/>
<https://karshinstitute.virginia.edu/>

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