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Odame, H.H.

TitelGender and ICTs for development : a global sourcebook  
EditorsG. Li, H.H. Odame, B. McKay, N. Muturi, M. Terada, M. Wambui
Jaar2005
UitgeverKIT Publishers
PlaatsAmsterdam
Pagina's143
ISBN90-6832-728-3  
SerietitelCritical reviews and annotated bibliographies series. Gender, society & development
OrganisatieKIT - Royal Tropical Institute
OnderwerpInformation, Knowledge and Communication
Trefwoordeninformation and communication technologies, gender, women, rural development, enterprises
RegioGlobal
LandenBhutan, China, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago
SamenvattingFive case studies illustrate the different contexts facing gender and ICTs for development, including e-commerce in Bhutan, entrepreneurship by women workers in China, post-war communication using radio and ICTs in Sierra Leone, sustainable fisheries production in Ghana, and information exchange related to HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean. An extensive annotated bibliography of the international literature on Gender and ICTs for development, rural development in particular, and relevant web resources, complements the papers. Due to systemic gender biases in ICTs and their applications, women are far more likely than men to experience discrimination in the information society. Women are not giving up on ICTs. On the contrary, even resource-poor and non-literate women and their organizations are aware of the power of information technologies and communication processes and, if given the opportunity to do so, will use them to advance their basic needs and strategic interests. ICTs can have profound implications for women and men in terms of employment, education, health, environmental sustainability and community development.  
TaalEngels
CategoriePolicy
Soort documentBoek
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