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Underrepresented
Women remain a minority in technical and policy bodies that govern the internet.
Dynamic Coalition · Internet Governance Forum
Women are not just participants in internet governance — we are shaping it.
The Women in Internet Governance Dynamic Coalition advances women's meaningful participation and leadership across digital policy, technical governance, infrastructure, and digital rights — locally, regionally, and globally.
Global
Members across every IGF region
Multistakeholder
Civil society, technical, policy, research
Action-oriented
Advocacy, capacity, mentorship, research
Since IGF
Within the UN IGF ecosystem
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01About
A coalition for the internet we are owed.
Women in Internet Governance is a Dynamic Coalition within the United Nations Internet Governance Forum — a multistakeholder space where activists, technologists, policymakers, researchers, and community connectivity leaders shape the future of digital governance together.
We work across borders and sectors to make internet governance more representative, more accountable, and more responsive to the lived experiences of women and gender-diverse people everywhere.
Our values: human rights, gender justice, intersectionality, multistakeholder participation, openness, and accountability.
02Why it matters
Gender justice belongs at every layer — protocol to policy.
The internet's governance has consequences that cross borders, languages, and generations. When women are absent from the table — in standards bodies, in ministries, in community networks, in board rooms — the systems that result reflect that absence.
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Asymmetric access
Gendered digital divides shape who connects, who is heard, and who decides.
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Policy shapes lives
From safety online to AI governance, decisions made today determine tomorrow's rights.
Representation is not the ceiling. Leadership, agenda-setting, and the redistribution of decision-making power are.
03Areas of work
Six fronts. One agenda.
Our agenda moves where the conversation moves — from local infrastructure to global standards, from rights frameworks to the everyday safety of being online as a woman.
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Participation & leadership
Pipelines, mentorship, and visibility — supporting women into and through internet governance bodies, IGF processes, and decision-making spaces.
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Policy & advocacy
Coordinated, evidence-based advocacy on gender-responsive digital policy — from platform accountability to AI, data, and human rights.
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Research & knowledge
Producing and amplifying research that makes the gendered dynamics of internet governance visible, comparable, and actionable.
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Community connectivity & infrastructure
Standing with women leading community networks and infrastructure work where commercial models leave people unconnected.
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Digital safety & inclusion
Building practice and policy that addresses tech-facilitated gender-based violence and the safety needs of women online.
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Capacity & collaboration
Cross-regional learning, multistakeholder convenings, and partnerships that turn shared expertise into collective influence.
04Who should join
Built by many, for many.
The coalition is open to anyone working toward gender-just internet governance — across sectors, regions, languages, and stages of career.
- Civil society01
- Technical community02
- Researchers & academics03
- Policymakers & regulators04
- Community network leaders05
- Students & emerging leaders06
05How to engage
Five ways in. Pick yours.
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Join the coalition
Become a member and add your voice to a global, multistakeholder community.
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Attend sessions
Participate in coalition meetings, IGF sessions, and intersessional convenings.
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Partner on research or events
Co-host workshops, contribute to publications, or coordinate regional activities.
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Contribute expertise
Mentor emerging leaders, brief on policy, or share technical and lived knowledge.
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Follow updates
Subscribe to the mailing list to track our work, calls, and upcoming sessions.
06Contact
Coalition coordination.
For membership, partnership, media, and session collaboration — reach the coalition's coordination point directly.
Primary contact
Thoko Miya
Coalition Coordinator · Cape Town, South Africa
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- Cape Town, South Africa