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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451024603321

Titolo

Gender and the information revolution in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Eva M. Rathgeber and Edith Ofwona Adera

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ottawa, ON, Canada, : International Development Research Centre, c2000

ISBN

1-280-84986-X

9786610849864

1-55250-282-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RathgeberEva-Maria

AderaEdith Ofwona

Disciplina

658.827

Soggetti

Women in development - Africa

Information technology - Africa

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Most of the chapters in this volume were presented at an international conference, African Women and Economic Development: Investing in Our Future, which was held from 28 April to 1 May 1998, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia."--p. ix.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""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""

""Chapter 8 Enhancing Women's Participation in Governance: The Case of Kakamega and Makueni Districts, Kenya""""Appendix 1 Contributing Authors""; ""Appendix 2 Acronyms and Abbreviations""