Kirsten Bickford is the Information Systems Business Engagement Lead at Oxfam GB. A former journalist, she is passionate about raising awareness of social injustice and promoting the use of technology as a means to mobilise people in the spirit of positive social change. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/kirsten-bickford/rss en Education Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:21:07 +0000 Kirsten Bickford https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/04/26/achieving-gender-equality-means-getting-more-women-online https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/04/26/achieving-gender-equality-means-getting-more-women-online Women’s equality depends on access to computers, the internet and mobile phones. But we’ll only beat discrimination in the digital realm if we tackle gender discrimination offline.