CGD in the News

Women Support in Tech Can be a Booster to Economic Growth

May 08, 2023

Research conducted by the ONE Campaign and the Centre for Global Development revealed that only about 30% of surveyed technology companies in Nigeria are owned by women, and a significant portion of these companies employ no women at all. Nigeria’s low ranking in the 2021 Global Gender Gap Report at 139 out of 153 countries highlights the uneven representation of men and women in the country’s technology ecosystem.