Gender and ICT
Because I am a Girl: Digital and Urban Frontiers 2010
Download summary pdf : English | French | Spanish (484 kb) Download pdf : English | French (6.9 mb). Digital and Urban Frontiers is the fourth in a series of annual reports published by Plan examining the rights of girls throughout their childhood, adolescence and as young women. The urban and digital environments are the 21st century's fastest-growing spheres. Both offer enormous potential for girls around the world, but prejudice and poverty exclude millions of girls from taking advantages of the transformative possibilities that cities and information and communication technologies (ICTs) can offer.
ICTs and Empowerment of Indian Rural Women: What can we learn from on-going initiatives?
This paper explores the role of ICTs in empowering Indian rural women, through a review of ICT initiatives in India. The paper concludes that, while most of the ICT initiatives are disseminating new information and knowledge useful for rural women, many are not able to make use of it, due to lack of access to complementary sources of support and services. By Centre for Research on Innovation and Science Policy (CRISP), 2011.
Women's Literacy and Information and Communication Technology
Lessons that experience has taught us. By the Commonwealth of learning ASIA, 2006.
Gender Assessment of ICT Access and Usage in Africa
What does gender have to do with the development of a sustainable information society in Africa? This policy paper represents a continual exploration and analysis of ICT access and usage inequities, which is furthered here by viewing them through a gender lens. It was produced by the Research ICT Africa (RIA) network, which monitors, reviews and builds support for ICT policy and regulatory design processes. The study gives a descriptive statistical overview of women’s and men’s access to ICT, which is supported by data from focus groups formed in 17 east, central, south and west African countries. (2010)
Violence against women and ICTs: Reports from 12 countries
APC and partners have carried out studies of the current situation of violence against women and ICTs in twelve countries and how the legislation or lack of legislation connected to both hinders or helps women. By APC, 2010.
Engendering the Knowledge Society: measuring women's participation
This report was written to help women make full, active, informed and creative contributions to the knowledge society. By S. Huyen and N. Hafkin, 2007.