The Gender and Tech Talk Series brings together leading scholars, advocates, and practitioners to discuss the intersections of gender, technology, democracy and human rights. It critically examines how digital platforms and technologies impact women, queer and gender-diverse individuals while exploring pathways for more inclusive, rights-focused digital governance frameworks.
The fourth talk, “Technocapitalism and environmental justice” will examine the intersection of technocapitalism, environmental justice, and gender, exploring how the global dominance of tech corporations exacerbates environmental inequalities and impacts marginalized communities. We expect to discuss the environmental and social costs of digital technologies, focusing on how technocapitalism contributes to resource extraction, waste, and exploitation, particularly in the Global South. The conversation also aims at addressing the gendered dimensions of tech-environmental harm, highlighting how marginalized communities bear the brunt of these impacts.
This online series, co-organized by Yasmin Curzi and Jess Reia, runs monthly featuring two speakers and international perspectives. It began in April 2025 and will end in December 2025, with the following dates and topics:
4/25 | Digital Colonialism
5/27 | Data Governance
8/28 | Platform Governance
9/29 | Technocapitalism and environmental justice
10/29 | Data Work and Political Participation
11/24 | Trans-inclusive AI Governance
The discussions will become a report published in early spring 2026.
