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The BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) are organizing an international conference on July 2-3, 2025, in Accra, Ghana, focused on the role of digital inclusion in women’s empowerment.

As the digital landscape continues to evolve, women’s access to digital connectivity has become a key factor in expanding their economic opportunities. The conference will explore how digital inclusion provides women with the tools and agency to navigate both formal and informal economies, opening new avenues for economic independence, financial decision-making, and social empowerment.

Building on research from WEE-DiFine, WEE-Connect, IPA, and others, the event will examine the pathways through which digital access translates into economic autonomy and gender equality.

The conference will also host an exhibition showcasing the work of Ghanaian-based academics and implementers, offering a platform for local perspectives on how digital inclusion is shaping women’s social and economic futures in the region.

Register to attend in person at GIMPA, Accra!

Elsewhere? Register to join virtually and receive the livestream link!

Would you like to feature your work on digitization and women’s empowerment at BIGD/IPA’s international conference?

BIGD and IPA welcome innovators in the space of digitization and women’s empowerment to share their work at our upcoming conference, “Access to Agency: Empowering Women through Digital Inclusion”!

Apply for an opportunity to feature your work in the form of a poster presentation or exhibition booth at our event. The top three participants will be selected by an advisory board for cash prizes.

Posters will be selected for inclusion at the conference, and for the cash prizes, on the basis of the following criteria:

• Relevance to the conference’s themes
• Creativity and innovation
• Intellectual rigor 
• Potential for impact

*A representative must be able to attend the conference in person to present during the exhibition. Up to two representatives will be permitted to attend the conference in full, and to present during the exhibition. 

We especially encourage submissions from the following:

• Individuals who identify as female
• Graduate students and early career researchers
• Early-career innovators
• Innovators and researchers from the Global South 

Please submit your application here by June 20, 2025. If applying to present a poster, please design your poster using this template. For more information, please visit our event pages here and here. Please note that unfortunately we cannot accommodate late submissions.

*Please note that the conference organizers will cover the expense of printing posters or setting up exhibition booths for selected submissions.