LEADER 05166nam 2200853 450 001 9910780813603321 005 20210311111955.0 010 $a1-86888-561-5 010 $a1-350-21816-2 010 $a9786612057182 010 $a1-282-05718-9 010 $a1-55250-399-2 010 $a1-84813-606-4 010 $a1-84813-193-3 024 7 $a10.5040/9781350218161 035 $a(CKB)2550000000000834 035 $a(EBL)3051641 035 $a(OCoLC)321068837 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000411406 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12172068 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000411406 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10356592 035 $a(PQKB)11500388 035 $a(CaPaEBR)425606 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00222388 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL434145 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10286205 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL205718 035 $a(OCoLC)458724838 035 $a(OCoLC)1119108129 035 $a(CaBNVSL)9781350218161 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL474795 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6803660 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/z9j617 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC434145 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000000834 071 60$a425606$bCaOOCEL 100 $a20210311h20212009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAfrican women and ICTs $einvestigating technology, gender and empowerment /$fedited by Ineke Buskens and Anne Webb 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon, England :$cZed Books,$d2009. 210 2$a[London, England] :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2021 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-84813-192-5 311 $a1-84813-191-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $gForeword /$rby Heloise Emdon --$gIntroduction /$rIneke Buskens and Anne Webb --$tDoing research with women for the purpose of transformation /$rIneke Buskens --$tWomen's use of information and communication technologies in Mozambique : a tool for empowerment? /$rGertrudes Macueve ... [et al.] --$tConsidering ICT use when energy access is not secured : a case study from rural South Africa /$rJocelyn Muller --$tRural women's use of cell phones to meet their communication needs : a study from northern Nigeria /$rKazanka Comfort and John Dada --$tEgyptian women artisans facing the demands of modern markets : caught between a rock and a hard place /$rLeila Hassanin --$tWhen a gender-blind access policy results in discrimination : realities and perceptions of female students at the University of Zimbabwe /$rBuhle Mbambo-Thata, Elizabeth Mlambo and Precious Mwatsiya --$tAn alternative public space for women : the potential of ICT /$rLeila Hassanin --$tUsing ICTs to act on hope and commitment : the fight against gender violence in Morocco /$rAmina Tafnout and Aatifa Timjerdine --$tThe names in your address book : are mobile phone networks effective in advocating women's rights in Zambia? /$rKiss Brian Abraham --$tMobile phones in a time of modernity : the quest for increased self-sufficiency among women fishmongers and fish processor in Dakar /$rIbou Sane and Mamadou Balla Traore --$tWomen entrepreneurs in Nairobi : examining and contextualizing women's choices /$rAlice Wanjira Munyua --$tInternet use among women entrepreneurs in the textile sector in Douala, Cameroon : self-taught and independent /$rGisele Yitamben and Elise Tchinda --$tICTs as agents of change : a case of grassroots women entrepreneurs in Uganda /$rSusan Bakesha, Angela Nakafeero and Dorothy Okello --$tThe mobile payphone business : a vehicle for rural women's empowerment in Uganda /$rGrace Bantebya Kyomuhendo --$tProfessional women empowered to succeed in Kenya's ICT sector /$rOkwach Abagi, Olive Sifuna and Salome Awuor Omamo --$tReflections on the mentoring experiences of ICT career women in Nairobi, Kenya : looking in the mirror /$rSalome Awuor Omamo --$tOur journey to empowerment : the role of ICT /$rRuth Meena and Mary Rusimbi --$tEpilogue /$rIneke Buskens and Anne Webb. 330 $aBased on the outcome of an extensive research project, this book features chapters based on original primary field research undertaken by academics & activists who have investigated situations within their own communities & countries. 517 3 $aAfrican women and information and communication technologies 606 $aInformation technology$xSocial aspects$zAfrica 606 $aWomen in community organization$zAfrica 606 $aWomen$xEffect of technological innovations on$zAfrica 606 $aGender studies: women$2bicssc 615 0$aInformation technology$xSocial aspects 615 0$aWomen in community organization 615 0$aWomen$xEffect of technological innovations on 615 7$aGender studies: women 676 $a305.42096 702 $aBuskens$b Ineke 702 $aWebb$b Anne 712 02$aInternational Development Research Centre (Canada) 801 0$bN 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780813603321 996 $aAfrican women and ICTs$93825649 997 $aUNINA