Dear colleagues, The University of Virginia School of Data Science, in partnership with the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab, is pleased to announce the fourth session of the Gender & Tech Online Talk Series, which will take place on September 29, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). The “Technocapitalism & Environmental Justice” talk 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 social and ecological costs of digital technologies, focusing on how technocapitalism contributes to resource extraction, waste, and exploitation, particularly in the Global Majority. The conversation also aims at addressing the gendered dimensions of tech-environmental harm, emphasizing who bears the brunt of these impacts. We are honoured to welcome two keynote speakers: Paz Peña Ochoa (Mozilla Foundation) Tamara Kneese (Data & Society). The webinar is free and open to the public. You can register here: https://virginia.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MccCIaeZQvmOAslBoPYqoQ#/registr... The Gender and Tech Online Talk Series brings together leading scholars, advocates, and practitioners to examine the intersections of gender, technology, democracy, and human rights. Its purpose is to critically explore how digital platforms and technological infrastructures impact women, queer, and gender-diverse individuals, while also identifying pathways toward more inclusive, rights-based models of digital governance. We invite everyone interested in advancing equity and justice in digital governance to participate in this important conversation. The series is co-organized by Yasmin Curzi and Jess Reia and sponsored by the UVA School of Data Science / DTD Lab. Please feel free to circulate this announcement within your networks. Thank you! Jess and Yasmin Jess Reia, Ph.D. (they/them) Andrew Carnegie Fellow <https://www.carnegie.org/awards/honoree/jess-reia/> Assistant Professor of Data Science Faculty co-lead, Digital Technology for Democracy Lab <https://karshinstitute.virginia.edu/digital-technology-democracy-lab>, University of Virginia <https://karshinstitute.virginia.edu/> New book: Urban Music Governance <https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/U/bo245009492.html> <https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/U/bo245009492.html> reia@virginia.edu | https://datascience.virginia.edu/