TY - GEN
T1 - CyberHER
T2 - 10th International Conference on Cyber Security, Privacy in Communication Networks, ICCS 2024
AU - Macherla, Shreya
AU - Zafar, Mohammad Haseeb
AU - Johar, Sumaira
AU - Carroll, Fiona
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025.
PY - 2025/9/4
Y1 - 2025/9/4
N2 - This paper explores the ongoing issue of gender inequality, particularly in women’s access to education, jobs, and digital skills in fields like cybersecurity. Findings from the CyberHER project, funded by the British Council and led by Cardiff Metropolitan University and the Institute of Management Sciences in Pakistan, highlight challenges such as societal norms, limited digital literacy, and online harassment that affect women’s participation in technology. In many South Asian and Arab regions, policies to improve gender equality often lack strong local support and are mainly driven by outside pressure, making them less effective. Survey data and case studies from these areas show that true progress requires more than just policy changes; it needs a shift in cultural attitudes and local involvement. Projects like CyberHER aim to bridge the gender gap in cybersecurity by offering training, awareness programs, and collaboration opportunities, showing how community-led efforts can empower women in digital spaces. The study emphasizes that sustainable gender equality needs both policy backing and changes in social values to make lasting improvements.
AB - This paper explores the ongoing issue of gender inequality, particularly in women’s access to education, jobs, and digital skills in fields like cybersecurity. Findings from the CyberHER project, funded by the British Council and led by Cardiff Metropolitan University and the Institute of Management Sciences in Pakistan, highlight challenges such as societal norms, limited digital literacy, and online harassment that affect women’s participation in technology. In many South Asian and Arab regions, policies to improve gender equality often lack strong local support and are mainly driven by outside pressure, making them less effective. Survey data and case studies from these areas show that true progress requires more than just policy changes; it needs a shift in cultural attitudes and local involvement. Projects like CyberHER aim to bridge the gender gap in cybersecurity by offering training, awareness programs, and collaboration opportunities, showing how community-led efforts can empower women in digital spaces. The study emphasizes that sustainable gender equality needs both policy backing and changes in social values to make lasting improvements.
KW - Cybersecurity
KW - Digital skills
KW - Empowerment
KW - Gender inequality
KW - Societal norms
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105022900950
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-96-7400-8_8
DO - 10.1007/978-981-96-7400-8_8
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105022900950
SN - 9789819673995
T3 - Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
SP - 91
EP - 102
BT - AI Applications in Cyber Security and Privacy of Communication Networks - Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Cyber Security, Privacy in Communication Networks, ICCS 2024
A2 - Hewage, Chaminda E. R.
A2 - Zafar, Mohammad Haseeb
A2 - Kesswani, Nishtha
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Y2 - 9 December 2024 through 10 December 2024
ER -
