Information and Communication Technologies for Women's Socioeconomic Empowerment

The purpose of this report is to provide the reader with an overview of some of the issues relating to women and information and communication technology (ICT) in the developing world in contrast to the developed world. Where possible, men's engagement will be added also as a contrast, but the focus of this working paper is on women, not gender. This is not to suggest that a focus on gender is not of value, it is. But understanding the unique perspectives of women is the first step in addressing the larger issues of diversity and, specifically, gender, which has started to receive much attention from other organizations. This paper presents how and why ICT impact women and men differently and the implications of women's lack of engagement, participation, and leadership in the knowledge society through ICT for business and development. The paper will also highlight examples of best practices and weaknesses in assumed best practices to provide opportunities for full scale execution of efforts to achieve measurable outcomes in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). An important focus is the need to move many of the carefully incubated gender policies and initiatives, developed through thoughtful leadership in specialized women's programs, into the mainstream. This will help ensure that well-designed initiatives do not inadvertently become 'ghettoized' or ignored by the mainstream programs that desperately need the knowledge to enhance and achieve their outcome goals.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Melhem, Samia, Morrell, Claudia, Tandon, Nidhi
Format:	Publication biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012-03-19T10:05:01Z
Subjects:	ABUSE, ACCESS TO COMPUTER, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, ACTION PLAN, ADOLESCENTS, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN, AGRICULTURE, BASIC HEALTH CARE, BROADBAND, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, CAPABILITIES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CELLULAR PHONES, CITIZEN, CITIZENS, CLIMATE CHANGE, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMPUTER SCIENCE, COMPUTERS, COPYRIGHT, DECENTRALIZATION, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, DEVELOPMENT GOALS, DIGITAL DIVIDE, DISCRIMINATION, DISEASES, DISSEMINATION, DOMAIN, E-GOVERNMENT, E-LEARNING, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATED WOMEN, EDUCATION FOR GIRLS, ELDERLY, ELEARNING, EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN, EMPOWERING WOMEN, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, ETHNIC GROUPS, EXTENSION, FAMILY INCOME, FAMILY MEMBERS, FARMERS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FOOD PRODUCTION, GENDER AWARENESS, GENDER BIAS, GENDER DIFFERENCES, GENDER DIFFERENTIALS, GENDER DISPARITY, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER EQUITY, GENDER GAP, GENDER GAPS, GENDER INEQUALITIES, GENDER INEQUALITY, GENDER ISSUES, GENDER PERSPECTIVES, GENDER RELATIONS, GENDER ROLES, GENDER STEREOTYPES, GENDER WORKING GROUP, GENERIC DRUGS, GIRL CHILD, GIRLS IN SCHOOL, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, GOVERNMENT SERVICES, HARDWARE, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE ACCESS, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, HIGHLY EDUCATED WOMEN, HOUSEHOLD POVERTY, HOUSING, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, HUSBANDS, ILLITERACY, ILLNESSES, INCOMES, INDIVIDUAL WOMEN, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INHERITANCE, INTEGRATION, INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, ISPS, ISSUE OF GENDER, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, JOB TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LACK OF INFORMATION, LARGE NUMBERS OF WOMEN, LEGAL RIGHTS, LEGAL STATUS, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LICENSES, LIFELONG LEARNING, LIVELIHOODS, LOCAL COMMUNITY, MALARIA, MANDATES, MARKET PRICES, MARKET RESEARCH, MARKETING, MATERIAL, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MINORITY, MOBILE PHONE, MOBILE PHONES, MORTALITY, MOTHER, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL POLICIES, NATURAL DISASTERS, NEED FOR RESEARCH, NETWORKS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NURSE, NURSES, NUTRITION, OPERATING SYSTEMS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, PEACE, PERSONAL INFORMATION, PHOTO, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, POLICY FORMULATION, POLICY FRAMEWORK, POLICY MAKERS, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, POLITICAL POWER, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION GROWTH RATE, PRACTITIONERS, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROGRESS, PUBLIC INFORMATION, PUBLIC POLICY, QUALITY EDUCATION, QUALITY OF CARE, QUERIES, RADIO, RADIOS, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION, REFUGEE, REFUGEE CAMPS, REFUGEES, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, RESPECT, RESULTS, ROLE MODELS, ROLE OF WOMEN, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL WOMEN, SCIENTISTS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY, SELF-ESTEEM, SENSITIVE POLICIES, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVISION, SERVICES TO WOMEN, SEX, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, SMALL ENTERPRISES, SMALL VILLAGES, SMART CARDS, SOCIAL AFFAIRS, SOCIAL BARRIERS, SOCIAL CHANGE, SOCIAL CONFLICT, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, SPILLOVER, SPOUSES, STATUS OF WOMEN, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL EDUCATION, TELEVISIONS, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TERTIARY LEVEL, TRAINING CENTERS, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING WOMEN, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNIVERSITIES, URBAN AREAS, USABILITY, USER, USERS, WAR, WEB, WOMAN, WORKFORCE, WORKING CONDITIONS, YOUNG AGE, YOUNG MEN, YOUNG WOMEN,
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