The report recognizes that digital technologies can support the teaching process, but warns that they also bring risks such as invasion of privacy, distraction from learning and cyberbullying.

In this regard, it details how social networks amplify gender stereotypes, producing negative effects on the well-being, learning and career choices of girls, UNESCO said in a statement.

According to the institution’s Director-General Audrey Azoulay, minors increasingly socialize through social networks, but too often algorithm-based platforms amplify their exposure to gender stereotypes.

“The design of these platforms, Azoulay said, must take ethical considerations into account and Social networks should not confine women and girls to roles that limit their educational and career aspirations.”

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