Gender and the information revolution in Africa /

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Information is universally acknowledged to be a lynchpin of sustainable and equitable development. In Africa, however, access to information is limited, and especially so for rural women. The new information and communication technologies (ICTs), centred mostly on the Internet, provide potential to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: International Conference on "African Women and Economic Development: Investing in Our Future"
Otros Autores: Rathgeber, Eva-Maria, Adera, Edith Ofwona
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa, ON, Canada : International Development Research Centre, [2000]
Temas:
Women in development > Africa > Congresses.
Information technology > Africa > Congresses.
Femmes dans le développement > Afrique > Congrès.
Technologie de l'information > Afrique > Congrès.
COMPUTERS > Information Technology.
Information technology
Women in development
Africa
Computer network resources.
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Chapter 1 Convergence of Concepts: Gender and ICTs in Africa; Chapter 2 Women, Men, and ICTs in Africa: Why Gender Is an Issue; Chapter 3 Getting Gender into African ICT Policy: A Strategic View; Chapter 4 Application of ICTs in Africa's Agricultural Sector: A Gender Perspective; Chapter 5 Rethinking Education for the Production, Use, and Management of ICTs; Chapter 6 Expanding Women's Access to ICTs in Africa; Chapter 7 ICTs as Tools of Democratization: African Women Speak Out.

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