ICT and gender
Researching ICT-based enterprise for women in developing countries: a gender perspective
A gender perspective on ICT based enterprises
Authors:
S. Morgan; R. Heeks; S. Arun
Publisher:
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 evaluating gender impacts of ICT’s.
The authors consider operationalisation issues of the GEM framework for women's ICT based enterprises. Approaches to researching gender aspects in development and ICT's may vary in emphasis. This paper addresses the consensus in all disciplines that serious research into gender inequity requires a wider scope. The authors argue that such an approach must incorporate the society and culture in which the women under study are living.
