US EditionCGTN: Peng Liyuan Calls for Creating More Opportunities for Women, Girls Through Technology
China has trained over 200,000 women globally and increased women entrepreneurs to more than half in the internet sector, promoting digital skills and economic participation.
- Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping and UNESCO special envoy, said on Tuesday that China's digital technologies are reshaping lifestyles and creating broader opportunities for women and girls during an exhibition in Beijing.
- China has introduced a guideline to promote digital technologies in rural areas and improve digital literacy, training over 200,000 women and establishing the Global Exchange and Cooperation Center for Digital Empowerment of Women.
- Women now make up over half of entrepreneurs in China's internet sector and higher education students, while Professor Wang Xiaoyun, Tsinghua University, exemplifies roughly 40 million female science and technology workers.
- International reaction included Sima Bahous commending China's digital gender gap progress; China donated $20 million to UN Women since 2015 and funded over $40 million in projects through the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund.
- Peng said she looks forward to working with partners to create opportunities in the digital intelligence era and promote women’s global advancement through e-commerce training for rural women.
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CGTN: Peng Liyuan calls for creating more opportunities for women, girls through technology
CGTN published an article on Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping and UNESCO special envoy for the advancement of girls' and women's education, and UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous, attending an exhibition showcasing China's progress in digital and intelligent empowerment for women and girls in Beijing. Through highlighting Peng's remarks at the event and introducing China's efforts to empower w…
Peng Liyuan calls for creating more opportunities for women, girls through technology
Professor Wang Xiaoyun from Tsinghua University was honored as one of the five laureates at the 2025 L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards in May for her significant contributions to cryptography and cryptographic mathematics. UNESCO
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