Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2020 Nominee

Mujeres en STEM Visibilization


Description

Linda Patiño is a engaged journalist that addresses gender issues in technology field. As part of the Take Back The Tech Campaign she was a 25under25 awardee of ISOC in 2016. Sharing the interest for communities from her work as subeditor of Technology in the largest newspaper of Colombia she makes news reports, chronicles and deep investigation on topics related with digital rights, and special focus on women in STEM. As part of the WINN network of Accenture her goal is to share publications and several special reports on the topic. For the future, she is gathering women stories around the word about her roles in ICT sector to publish a future book. She also works as a teacher in the school of journalism, where she teaches about digital rights and safety. She gives workshops and conferences. Her audience is youth communities, girls, other female journalists and general readers.

Project website

http://co.lindapc.com/


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C9. Media
  • AL C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society 2020
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 5: Gender equality
  • Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

Coverage
  • Colombia

Status

Ongoing

Start date

2000

End date

Not set


Target beneficiary group(s)
  • Women

Replicability

The campaing actions of Take Back The Tech and the Cibersecurity School from Colnodo are more visible due to communication principles set by Linda Patiño. Also, the visibilization of topics such as net neutrality, zero rating, Cibersecurity and human digital rights have been visible and open in Mass media due to the work of this young journalist and her vision and goals within her team


Sustainability

Promoting human digital rights.


WSIS values promotion

• Common good • Ethics • Human rights • Preventing abusive uses of ICTs • Values.


Entity name

El Tiempo

Entity country—type

Colombia Civil Society

Entity website

http://co.lindapc.com/

Partners

El Tiempo news paper Take Back The Tech Campaign Colnodo Editorial Intermedio