LEADER 04052nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910458187303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-42228-6 010 $a9786612422287 010 $a0-8213-8134-2 035 $a(CKB)2560000000008039 035 $a(EBL)476191 035 $a(OCoLC)535814281 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000333530 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12131772 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000333530 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10377447 035 $a(PQKB)10962149 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC476191 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL476191 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10356789 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL242228 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000008039 100 $a20090901d2009 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInformation and communication technologies for women's socioeconomic empowerment$b[electronic resource] /$fSamia Melhem, Claudia Morrell, Nidhi Tandon 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (99 p.) 225 1 $aWorld Bank working paper,$x1726-5878 ;$vno. 176 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-8133-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 40-53). 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aBox 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) 330 $aThe report will provide a brief overview of major themes for women and ICTs, including issues for girls versus women; the ICT workforce; and opportunities versus the threat of ICTs for women's lives. The report will discuss as well the issue of women and Sciences and Technologies. Several policy recommendations will be drawn, amongst whichThe economic opportunities women can bring to development through ICTs will not be realized unless policies for all mainstream efforts take gender considerations into account.Policy makers should host forums that allow gender experts to debate the issues an 410 0$aWorld Bank working paper ;$vno. 176. 606 $aComputers and women$zDeveloping countries 606 $aInformation technology$zDeveloping countries 606 $aTechnology and women$zDeveloping countries 606 $aWomen in computer science$zDeveloping countries 606 $aWomen$xEmployment$zDeveloping countries 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aComputers and women 615 0$aInformation technology 615 0$aTechnology and women 615 0$aWomen in computer science 615 0$aWomen$xEmployment 676 $a004.082 700 $aMelhem$b Samia$0931156 701 $aMorrell$b Claudia$0855669 701 $aTandon$b Nidhi$0931157 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458187303321 996 $aInformation and communication technologies for women's socioeconomic empowerment$92094779 997 $aUNINA