Information and communication technologies for women's socio-economic empowerment / / written by Samia Melhem and Nidhi Tandon ; edited and contributions by Claudia Morrell

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817139603321
• Autore: Melhem Samia
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-42228-6; 9786612422287; 0-8213-8134-2
• Descrizione fisica: ix, 85 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm
• Collana: World Bank working paper ; ; no. 176
• Altri autori (Persone): MorrellClaudia; TandonNidhi
• Disciplina: 004.082
• Soggetti: Computers and women - Developing countries; Information technology - Developing countries; Technology and women - Developing countries; Women in computer science - Developing countries; Women - Employment - Developing countries
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 40-53).
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; 1. Overview; Box 1: Introductory Notes to Keep in Mind; 2. Women, Gender, and ICTs: Why Does It Matter?; Figure 2.1: Proportion of Females in New Entrants at Tertiary Level by Field of Education; Figure 2.2: Women and Internet Access; 3. Outcomes and Impacts of ICT Policies and Projects for Women; Figure 3.1: Internet Usage in China by Gender; Box 2: Key Collections on Gender-Sensitive Polices and Programs; Box 3: Considering ICTs as General Purpose Technologies; 4. The Threat of ICTs for Women; Box 4: Public Policy: Gender-Transformative StrategiesBox 5: Women Encounter Technology; 5. Implementation Issues for Women and ICTs; Box 6: Bridging the Rural Digital Divide: Livelihood Approaches Policy Framework; Box 7: Eight Habits of Highly Effective ICT-Enabled Development Initiatives; Box 8: Ways in Which ICTs Can Contribute to Women's Economic Opportunities; References; Appendix 1. Potential ; Action Plan Matrix for Gender-Sensitive Approaches to ICTs; Appendix 2. List of Case Studies To Be Reviewed; Appendix 3. Recent ICT Evaluation Studies (Not Necessarily Gender Focused)
• Sommario/riassunto: The report will provide a brief overview of major themes for women and ICTs, including issues for girls versus women; the ICT workforce; and opportunities versus the threat of ICTs for women's lives. The report will discuss as well the issue of women and Sciences and Technologies. Several policy recommendations will be drawn, amongst whichThe economic opportunities women can bring to development through ICTs will not be realized unless policies for all mainstream efforts take gender considerations into account.Policy makers should host forums that allow gender experts to debate the issues an