ABSTRACT
Gender equity and inclusive economic growth are critical to make societies more resilient and to advance towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The consequences of gender inequality in fragile and conflict-affected settings do not only severely affect women and their families. The society at large also suffers from a significant loss of women's collective potential and talent, which impacts in every communities' fields for decades. In addition, the COVID-19 is bringing additional hardship for the most vulnerable all around the world, but particularly in fragile and conflict-affected settings. To advance towards gender equity and women's empowerment at all levels, strategies related to the use of digital technologies and online tools strategies are indispensable in fragile conflict-affected settings. It is noteworthy that women and girls' access to digital technologies is frequently less available to them and not always provided on equal terms with men due to different reasons (for instance, the impact of stigmas or idiosyncrasies). This fact exacerbates the risks for women and other marginalized groups to suffer negative consequences regarding their social well-being and income generation. Their lower access to technology and lifesaving information involves for them a greater exposure to this pandemic, particularly in the contexts of the COVID-19 outbreaks. Consequently, gender-sensitive approaches in fragile and conflict-affected contexts need to address the goal of gender equity in digital technology terms.