LEADER 04151oam 22007215 450 001 9910791131003321 005 20230124184411.0 010 $a1-282-42228-6 010 $a9786612422287 010 $a0-8213-8134-2 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-8133-5 035 $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(The World Bank)2009035428 035 $a(US-djbf)15888770 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000008039 100 $a20090901d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aInformation and communication technologies for women's socio-economic empowerment /$fwritten by Samia Melhem and Nidhi Tandon ; edited and contributions by Claudia Morrell 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cWorld Bank,$d2009. 215 $aix, 85 pages $cillustrations ;$d26 cm 225 0 $aWorld Bank working paper ;$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 e-Library. 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$zDeveloping countries 615 0$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$01527186 701 $aMorrell$b Claudia$0855669 701 $aTandon$b Nidhi$01527187 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791131003321 996 $aInformation and communication technologies for women's socio-economic empowerment$93769764 997 $aUNINA