 It is important for women to be part of Equals and to have been a co-founder because we're in the business of achieving equality and digital space is an unequal space but also the digital revolution can promote and facilitate equality so we wanted to be there so that we can influence the direction of this important grouping of people. Equals is made up of a diverse group of partners who in their own rights are doing work to address inequality in the tech sector but also between men and women so if they pull together all of their different initiative strength capacity we are in a very good position to make a significant impact something that we cannot do if we're working in an uncoordinated way so Equals provides a platform through which we can focus in the areas where we can have the biggest impact. If Equals can ensure that the next entrance into the digital economy the next one billion that will be connected has more than 50 percent women Equals would have contributed significantly to the future of a gender-inclusive world.