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I. Quick Guide: Gender, ICTs and WSIS II
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Integrating gender and women's rights perspectives in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Phase II and its outcome processes -particularly in discussions on Internet governance, financing and post-WSIS implementation- is crucial for building an inclusive Information Society (IS).

- Women and ICT: Creating Global Transformation-An International Symposium, Center for Women and Information Technology, 2005
This report summarises the proceedings of the First International Symposium on Women and Information and Communication Technology which brought together 250 international gender and ICT experts.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/cwit_ictconference.htm

- Digital Dangers: Information & Communication Technologies and Trafficking in Women (English, Spanish and French), Maltzahn, K., 2005
This paper seeks to explore the possible relationships between trafficking women and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) with a view to advancing understanding of these complex issues.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/maltzahn_digitaldangers.htm

- Engendering ICT Policies in Africa WSIS Gender Caucus Efforts, Etta, F., 2005
This document summarizes the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Gender Caucus (GC) engagement in Africa since December 2003.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/etta_engenderingICTs.htm

- World Summit on the Information Society: Potential for Addressing the Gender Digital Divide? Banks, K., 2005
This paper outlines the continuous efforts of gender and ICT advocates from around the world to mainstream a gender equality perspective into the WSIS process.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/banks_genderwsis.htm

- Gender and ICTs for Development: A Global Sourcebook, Cummings, S., 2005
This book is a collection of case studies about women and their communities in developing countries, and how they are influenced by, and use ICTs for development.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/cummings_ictsource.htm

- Strategies of Inclusion: Gender and the Information Society, Faulkner, W., 2004
This European study explores initiatives to include women in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) through undertaking 48 case-studies of inclusion initiatives in the public and private sectors.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/faulkner_ictinclusion.htm

You can find many additional resources on Gender, ICTs and WSIS II through the Simple Search function: http://www.siyanda.org/search/

Trade will be the next Quick Guide theme. Users are invited to suggest resources on this topic for possible inclusion in the database: http://www.siyanda.org/addinfo/ Please also visit the archive section to view past Quick Guide themes: http://www.siyanda.org/quick_guide.htm

II. Websites:
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Genderit.org
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http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml
GenderIT.org emerged from the Association for Progressive Communications Women's Networking Support Programme's (APC WNSP) advocacy work in information and communications technologies (ICTs). It was created in response to the need by ICT advocates and policy-makers for examples on national policy, gender-sensitive language, and tools for lobbying. The website features sections dealing with WSIS II; economic empowerment; education; health; violence against women; armed conflict; cultural diversity and language; communication rights; universal access; Free and Open Source Software (FOSS); and governance.

WSIS Gender Caucus
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http://www.genderwsis.org/
This is the WSIS Gender Caucus (GC) website -a multi-stakeholder group consisting of women and men from national governments, civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and the United Nations system. The strategic objective of the WSIS-Gender Caucus is to ensure that gender equality and women’s rights are integrated into WSIS and its outcome processes. The website's main sections include advocacy and lobbying; capacity building; GC statements; research and documentation; national and regional programmes; electronic networking; and a listing of GC WSIS II-related events, including the "Women Claiming the Information Society (WOCTIS)" conference held in Berlin in September 2005.

III. Country Focus: Ghana
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- Employment, Poverty, and Gender in Ghana, Heintz, J., 2005
This report analyses the connections between gender, employment, and poverty in Ghana.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/heintz_employment.htm

- Are Wealth Transfers Biased Against Girls? Gender Differences in Land Inheritance and Schooling Investment in Ghana's Western Region, Quisumbing, A.R., Payongayong, E.M., and Otsuka, K., 2004
This study attempts to analyse changing patterns of land transfer and ownership, as well as school investments by gender over three generations in customary land areas of Ghana's Western Region.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/quinsumbing_wealthtransfers.htm

Access more gender resources on Ghana: http://www.siyanda.org/search/qlinx-countryfocus.cfm?code=ghana, or network with experts and practitioners: http://www.siyanda.org/exps/results.cfm?CouOfExp=ghana

IV. Experts and Consultants Database: ICTs
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Many Siyanda practitioners, experts and consultants work on or have experience in the field of ICTs. Their publications on the topic include:
- Bridging the Gender Digital Divide: A Report on Gender and Information and Communication Technologies in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, UNIFEM and UNDP RBEC Bratislava, Simerska, L. (contributing author), 2004.
- Silenced: Censorship and Control of the Internet, Nwakanma, N. (contributing author), 2003.
- Handheld Computer Technologies in Community Service/Volunteering/Advocacy, Cravens, J., 2002.
- Networking for Development and Gender Equality: Coming to Practical Solutions for Virtual Communities, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung und Feministisches Institut (eds.): Feminist_spaces - Frauen im Netz, Landschulze, M., 2002.
For further details on these publications, copy and paste or type the author's last name into the Name field in the Experts Search page: http://www.siyanda.org/exps/

- View the latest added consultants:
http://www.siyanda.org/exps/latest.cfm
- Join the list:
http://www.siyanda.org/exps/addexp.cfm
- Search the database:
http://www.siyanda.org/exps/
- Edit your existing profile:
http://www.siyanda.org/exps/editlogin.cfm

The Siyanda Gender Experts and Consultants Database, now with over 800 profiles, can be used as a networking tool for connecting practitioners, researchers, activists, students and experts with like-minded colleagues working on similar themes, or in the same geographical location. Those seeking experts for gender-focussed consultancies may also use it.

**Have you networked with or hired someone featured in the Siyanda Experts and Consultants database? If so, then please let us know! Email us at: siyanda@ids.ac.uk**

V. User Submissions:
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The following resources were suggested by Siyanda users and are now available through the Siyanda database:
- Gender and Security Sector Reform, INSTRAW, 2005.
- Second Annual Report on Trafficking in South-Eastern Europe, Surtees, R. and International Organization for Migration (IOM), 2005.
- Cycles of Violence, El Bushra, J. and Sahl, I., 2005.
- Crossing Borders, Claiming Rights: Using Human Rights Law to Empower Women Migrant Workers, Satterthwaite, M., 2005.
- Gender Issues and Concerns in Financing for Development, Floro, M., Cagatay, N., Willoughby, J. and Erturk, K., 2004.
You can locate these publications from the latest additions page: http://www.siyanda.org/newadditions.htm, or through the Simple Search function: http://www.siyanda.org/search/ (copy and paste the title without characters such as ":" ";" and "-" or copy and paste the author's last name into the "Search Words" field)

To suggest a resource for possible inclusion in the Siyanda database, please read our editorial policy http://www.siyanda.org/help.htm#editorial, then fill-out the resources submission form: http://www.siyanda.org/addinfo/

Please also see the Siyanda Users' Corner to post or access gender-focussed newsletters, meeting reports, student papers and newspaper articles:
http://www.siyanda.org/forum/xviewthread.cfm?Thread=120030204122635

(All summaries in the update are written or adapted by BRIDGE Team members. The update is edited by Paola Brambilla)

**The "Siyanda Update" is a monthly newsletter featuring the latest gender mainstreaming resources available on the Siyanda website http://www.siyanda.org/. Siyanda aims to assist busy gender practitioners with locating essential gender mainstreaming resources quickly and easily. It is also an interactive space where gender practitioners can share ideas, experiences and resources with like-minded colleagues.**

All the best,
Ra'ida Al-Zu'bi
Information Officer/Consultant
BRIDGE, Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
at the University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RE
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