Gender, Information Technology, and Developing Countries
Author | : Nancy J. Hafkin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Digital divide |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Nancy J. Hafkin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Digital divide |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Trauth, Eileen M. |
Publisher | : IGI Global |
Total Pages | : 1451 |
Release | : 2006-06-30 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1591408164 |
"This two volume set includes 213 entries with over 4,700 references to additional works on gender and information technology"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Ineke Buskens |
Publisher | : IDRC |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2009-04 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1848131925 |
Based 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.
Author | : Pande, Rekha |
Publisher | : IGI Global |
Total Pages | : 349 |
Release | : 2012-01-31 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1466600217 |
"This book discusses theoretical aspects of gender issues in ICT and presents a number of case studies from various countries, covering topics such as social networking, ICT use among women, the digital divide, and theoretical approaches to gender gaps and ICT"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Williams, Idongesit |
Publisher | : IGI Global |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 2018-12-14 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1522570691 |
Despite advancements in technological and engineering fields, there is still a digital gender divide in the adoption, use, and development of information communication technology (ICT) services. This divide is also evident in educational environments and careers, specifically in the STEM fields. In order to mitigate this divide, policy approaches must be addressed and improved in order to encourage the inclusion of women in ICT disciplines. Gender Gaps and the Social Inclusion Movement in ICT provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of gender and policy from developed and developing country perspectives and its applications within ICT through various forms of research including case studies. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as digital identity, human rights, and social inclusion, this book is ideally designed for policymakers, academicians, researchers, students, and technology developers seeking current research on gender inequality in ICT environments.
Author | : Maty Konte |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2019-06-29 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 3030149358 |
This book adds significantly to the discourse surrounding the progress made in empowering women in Africa over the last decade, providing strong research evidence on diverse and timely gender issues in varied African countries. Topics covered include climate change and environmental degradation, agriculture and land rights, access to – and quality of – education, maternal and reproductive health, unpaid care and women’s labor market participation, financial inclusion and women’s political participation. Cross cutting issues such as migration, masculinities and social norms are also addressed in this volume, which is aimed at policy makers, academics, and indeed anyone else interested in the UN Sustainable Development Goal of the empowerment of women and girls.
Author | : Cecilia Ng |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2005-11-05 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 9780761934103 |
In the global discourse on ICTs, the concern so far has primarily been outsourcing and the loss of service sector jobs from the developed world. This book focuses, instead, on the positive aspects of the digital economy as they relate to women in the developing world. It illustrates—with case studies from Argentina, Morocco, India, Malaysia and the Philippines—how economic empowerment through the medium of ICTs can change the position of women within their families and the workplace, even in the face of uneven development processes. This timely volume, which is rooted in primary and original research, illuminates the gender-related facets of the emergent information society while raising key questions about the implications of the digital economy on women`s work and lives.
Author | : Samia Melhem |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 99 |
Release | : 2009-10-02 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0821381342 |
This paper reviews how women in the developing world access and use information and communication technology (ICT). It examines the discourse and controversies surrounding the digital gender divide, including links to poverty and illiteracy. Major themes concerning women and ICTs are explored, such as women in the ICT workforce, how girls and women relate differently to ICT, and opportunities and barriers for women in science and technology in general. Current research relating to gender and ICT is often country-specific and is more prevalent in developed countries than in developing countries. This paper suggests where additional research is needed on barriers to women s entry and access to ICT. The overall objective of this paper is to influence policy dialogue around women and ICT for development by raising awareness of the digital gender divide. Economic opportunity for women in ICT will not be realized until policies address gender considerations and ensure that ICT investment contributes to more sustainable and equitable development.
Author | : Mariya Brussevich |
Publisher | : International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2018-10-08 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1484379764 |
New technologies?digitalization, artificial intelligence, and machine learning?are changing the way work gets done at an unprecedented rate. Helping people adapt to a fast-changing world of work and ameliorating its deleterious impacts will be the defining challenge of our time. What are the gender implications of this changing nature of work? How vulnerable are women’s jobs to risk of displacement by technology? What policies are needed to ensure that technological change supports a closing, and not a widening, of gender gaps? This SDN finds that women, on average, perform more routine tasks than men across all sectors and occupations?tasks that are most prone to automation. Given the current state of technology, we estimate that 26 million female jobs in 30 countries (28 OECD member countries, Cyprus, and Singapore) are at a high risk of being displaced by technology (i.e., facing higher than 70 percent likelihood of being automated) within the next two decades. Female workers face a higher risk of automation compared to male workers (11 percent of the female workforce, relative to 9 percent of the male workforce), albeit with significant heterogeneity across sectors and countries. Less well-educated and older female workers (aged 40 and above), as well as those in low-skill clerical, service, and sales positions are disproportionately exposed to automation. Extrapolating our results, we find that around 180 million female jobs are at high risk of being displaced globally. Policies are needed to endow women with required skills; close gender gaps in leadership positions; bridge digital gender divide (as ongoing digital transformation could confer greater flexibility in work, benefiting women); ease transitions for older and low-skilled female workers.
Author | : Booth, Shirley |
Publisher | : IGI Global |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 2010-05-31 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 1615208143 |
"This book deals with diffe four features of the burgeoning knowledge society: gender, equity, learning, and information technology with the focus on gender - not in the taken-for-granted biological sense of sex but in the socially constituted sense of it"--Provided by publisher.