About Us
Who we are
Established in early 2024, the Gender X Digital Hub
Established in early 2024, the Gender X Digital Hub (GxD Hub) is a crossdisciplinary platform dedicated to advancing meaningful digital connectivity among women and girls.
(GxD Hub) is a crossdisciplinary platform
dedicated to advancing meaningful digital connectivity among women and girls.Â
Housed at IFMR’s action-oriented research centre LEAD, the Hub is strategically situated within the dynamic and innovative ecosystem of IFMR/Krea University. The GxD Hub benefits immensely from the deep expertise, resources, and collaborative spirit that define our community, which provide a strong foundation for its initiatives.
Bringing together the ecosystem’s expertise, GxD Hub will serve as a catalyst for co-creating gender-intentional digital solutions and policies.
Core team
Our Approach
Our theory of change is centered around creating impactful, lasting change through a multi-pronged approach.Â
Mapping the current landscape to identify barriers and enablers for different segments of women.
Leveraging the collective thinking of the ecosystem, from philanthropy, policymakers, and industry leaders to researchers and community-based organizations.
Our Partnership Approach
Our partnership approach is organized into three key tracks: government engagement, partner engagement through research studies, and ecosystem development.
Our partnership approach is organized into three key tracks:
Government engagement, partner engagement through research studies, and ecosystem development.
Each track is essential to our goal of making digital programs more inclusive and gender-intentional, for both government and private sector initiatives. While we pursue these tracks independently, we ensure they are interconnected and mutually reinforcing, working towards our goal through this integrated perspective.
Government Engagement
We are working closely with government bodies to identify collaboration opportunities and evaluate various digital programs for inclusiveness and gender intentionality. Our aim is to ensure that these initiatives address the needs of all citizens, especially those from under-represented groups.
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Research Studies Partners
We have teamed up with various partners to conduct research studies that explore how to better include under-represented groups in digital platforms and programs. These studies provide valuable insights and recommendations that help shape more inclusive digital initiatives.
Ecosystem Development
This track focuses on building a network of organizations and stakeholders who work on issues related to our goal. This involves forming programmatic partnerships and conducting joint research projects, creating a collaborative environment to advance inclusivity and gender intentionality in digital programs.
By integrating these three tracks, we aim to create a comprehensive and impactful partnership model that drives meaningful change and ensures that digital transformation benefits everyone, regardless of gender or other social factors.
Partner Spotlight
Aapti Institute
Identifying Barriers to Women’s Trust in Digital Platforms
Jagriti Sewa Sansthan
Establishing Business Models for Women-Owned Local Digital Infrastructure
Quicksand
Gender Intentionality in Digital Skilling Content
GDI
Learning study on the progress assessment of the national-level Sakhi platform hosted in NRLM
Indian Institute for Human Settlements
Identify avenues to connect informal women workers in urban areas to platforms
3ie
Gender Intentionality in Large-Scale Digital Programs
IWWAGE
Study on usage of smartphones by frontline workers and its impact
University of Cape Town
Improving Gender Measurement of Digital Access, Skills and Use in Bihar, India
