In today’s world, women increasingly have more opportunities to occupy sectors that have traditionally been occupied by men, such as the technology sector and mobile applications.
There are more and more applications created by and for women which allow you to improve your daily life or denounce unfair behavior that deviates from what we all understand as equality between men and women.
The 9 most downloaded and valued female empowerment apps
Today we analyze the 10 applications that best represent female empowerment where you will find everything from founders of the most innovative applications to applications designed exclusively for women.
1.Bumble
Bumble is a dating application created by the well-known Whitney Wholf, who was once a co-founder of the dating app Tinder. However, Bumble has a feminist approach through which it is intended that women have power, thus avoiding uncomfortable situations for women who use this application.
On Bumble you can send photos, but the watermark of the user who sent them appears, thus drastically reducing cyberbullying and inappropriate behavior by some men.
2. An-nisa
An-nisa is an app that offers a safe taxi service that only women can use and aims to guarantee that women can get home without any fear or problem, especially when they return from a party or at night.
The app was born in response to a very complicated situation experienced by many women in Kenya, who have suffered thousands of kidnappings over the last few years. The drivers are other women who offer to transport other women and children.
3. Not buying it
Notbuyingit is a well-known application whose main objective is to combat sexism in advertising and in the media. Use the content of films, advertisements or programs that appear in the media where sexist attitudes are exposed to give visibility and raise awareness in society.
Through this app, anyone can give visibility to sexist ads, with the aim of exposing those brands or people who still act inappropriately.
4. Hollaback
Hollaback is an application that works globally to end street harassment and online throughout the world. This app offers an emergency point where anyone who is affected by a harassment situation can go.
Hollaback not only aims to protect victims and prosecute harassers, but also seeks to give visibility to a problem that still exists in developed societies, seeking ways to reduce harassment situations.
5. Women on the map
Women on the map is an application created by women between 13 and 22 years old that seeks to expand the recognition of female achievements from a cultural, business, work and creative point of view.
The operation of this app is very simple, the smartphone vibrates every time a person passes by a place where a woman has performed a notable event, from musical shows directed by women, to geological discoveries by experts in the field.
6. Woman’s word
Word of a woman is another application that aims to give visibility to all those achievements discoveries and advances that women have made throughout history in fields such as science, technology and economics, among other areas historically led by men.
Currently only 7.5% of historical figures that appear in textbooks are women. The absence of women in books is another example of inequality that has existed centuries ago, where it was men who had an active and main role in the main sectors of society.
7. Layar
Layar is an application that was founded in 2009 by a Dutch engineer named Claire Boonstra who is considered one of the most influential women in the technological field.
It has been one of the pioneers in the development of the technology that makes augmented reality possible, using the triangulation of the camera, GPS and accelerometer to superimpose layers of information and create dynamic experiences in museums, restaurants or architectural monuments.
8. Classpass
Classpass is an application to use in gym classes such as spinning, crossfit or yoga which works through a credit system that women and men can use in centers around the world.
Its founder is a woman Payal Kadakia, who encountered a real problem when conducting ballet classes in New York City. What she did was create a platform, just like what exists with restaurants, where she can attend certain classes without having to sign up for the gym.
9.Camera+
Camera+ is an application created for iPhone which was created in 2010 by Lisa Bettany, an entrepreneur and renowned photographer based in Canada. Today it has millions of downloads, being one of the most popular photo editing applications in the iOS environment.
Thanks to this application created by a young and enterprising woman, today there are millions of people who can enjoy an excellent program to edit their photographs.
