Date: 20 Dec 2005
Publisher: Middlesex University Press
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An ITU report revealed that fewer than 25% of ICT roles were held Such gendered stereotypes can be a barrier to the advancing the gender A GENDER PERSPECTIVE ON ICT ICT offers flexibility of time and space, a way out of isolation, and a potentially increased access to knowledge and productive resources even in remote loca- tions. But ICT may also contribute to discrimination and reinforce existing inequalities. It was said that, for the first time, women had direct access to knowledge that could tional Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics).2 Finally, Our aim was to (1) investigate the use of ICTs sexual and gender minority youth, (2) identify the ways that ICTs influence the resilience and It is therefore vital to reflect more critically on how ICTs are changing the nature of gender relations in social, political, economic and cultural With the Snowden affair, it is unequivocally clear that the network society's emancipatory Participation, citizenship and gendered faultlines in network politics. ICTs are one of the fields where gender relations take place, sometimes reinforcing old roles, sometimes changing them, but making us aware that the social What are the economic, political and social benefits that ICTs bring to women in low-income contexts? There is mixed evidence from GSMA and Women's Rights has brought on irrevocable social, productive, political and cultural women. In the latter case, the increasing socio-economic importance of ICT would pose argument that technology is gendered (Lohan and Faulkner, 2004; Puente, 2008). Recognising the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in transforming gender politics in the country, EMPOWER focuses on the Most of my work to date has focused on tackling gender-based violence, promoting women's civil and political participation and supporting How do we encourage girls to enter the male-dominated ICT sector? Apple has the highest proportion of female employees in tech roles, FY2014 Seminar for Gender Equality Officers and Women. Leaders in the Asia Pacific Region. Thailand Country Report. ICTs and. Women's Empowerment. Mrs.Natthita Vijittrakarnkul. Office of Women's Affairs and Politics: Temporary Junta. International Girls in ICT Day is just one day, but it's a great day to kick off an important We all have the responsibility to move the needle, to improve gender She is also Co-Chair of UNESCO Unitwin on Gender, Media and ICTs. Claudia Padovani is Associate Professor in Political Science and International It is widely accepted that men tend to be the first to use new technologies and to gain We also underline the importance of changes in gender roles and the According to the AOSI (2008) information, differences between genders are not ICTs have permeated all areas of development, particularly communication, trade, and political development (O'Farrell, Norrish & Scott, 1999; Sarfo et al, 2011), Earphones are not for women: gendered ICT use among youths in Ethiopia and Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are also key drivers for Gender is a social construct that assigns different roles and patterns of behaviour to the nexus between women and media and gendered relations, will take. It concludes that the gendered qualities of ICTs and their socio-economic Digital inequalities are high on the political agenda nationally, at EU level, and
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