ICT and gender
- Women empowering themselves through ICTs
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This book is a collection of case studies about women and their communities in developing countries and how they have been influenced by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). It notes that ICTs and policies to encourage their development can have profound implications for women and men in terms of employment, education, health, environmental sustainability and community development.
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- Women and ICTs in Asia
- ( United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific , 2006)
- How can we ensure that women have equitable access to the benefits and opportunities made possible by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and how can ICTs be leveraged for women’s empowe...
- Gender differences in computer literacy and laptop programs
- ( H. Schaumburg / Notesys , 2001)
- This study looks at whether the difference between boys and girls in computer literacy can be leveled out in a laptop program where each student has his/her own mobile computer to work with at home an...
- Women empowering themselves through ICTs
- ( Oxfam , 2006)
- This book is a collection of case studies about women and their communities in developing countries and how they have been influenced by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). It notes tha...
- ICTs and gender in African schools
- ( E. Hilton / Imfundo , 2000)
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What are the main reasons why girls do not go to school? How can ICT be implemented in schools in a way that is helpful to girls? How can ICT help girls and women out of school?
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- Gender issues in the use of computers in education in Africa
- ( H. Derbyshire / Imfundo , 2003)
- This report is a desk review which explores gender issues in the use of computers in education in Africa. Although there is currently little Africa specific research, European and north American rese...
- Why should development agencies support women’s ICT-based enterprises?
- ( R. Duncombe; R. Heeks; S. Morgan / Women's ICT-Based Enterprise for Development , 2005)
- This handbook aims to provide support and ideas for women’s ICT-based interprises. The authors describe ‘enterprise’ as the entities with a business focus that have an interest sales and income. The...
- Women and e-government in Gambia
- ( B. Islam / United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2006)
- This paper argues for the incorporation of gender equity and women’s agenda in ICT policies to combat the exclusion-inclusion syndrome of digital power relations. It focuses on the situation in the Ga...
- A gender perspective on ICT based enterprises
- ( S. Morgan; R. Heeks; S. Arun / Women's ICT-Based Enterprise for Development , 2004)
- This short paper discusses what an ICT gender perspective implies and the various approaches that may be employed within this. It then outlines the Gender Evaluation Methodology (GEM), a framework for...
- Twelve analytical case studies of the women's IT sector
- ( Women's ICT-Based Enterprise for Development , 2005)
- A set of twelve analytical case studies of the women's IT sector enterprises in developing countries. Each provides a summary of performance, success factors, good practices and risks. In total, they ...
- Reflections on research and fieldwork processes of women's ICT-based enterprises in Kerala
- ( R. Heeks; S. Arun; S. Morgan / Women's ICT-Based Enterprise for Development , 2005)
- The paper reports on, and draws lessons from, experiences in researching a group of ICT-based enterprises (mainly doing data entry, IT training, and hardware assembly work) run by cooperatives of poor...
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