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| Title |
Strategies of Inclusion: Gender and the Information
Society |
| Author |
Faulkner, W. |
| Publication
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August 2004 |
| Publisher |
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Research
Centre for Social Sciences (RCSS), SIGIS project |
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Short Summary |
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 sector. It argues that gender inclusion strategies (e.g.
creating women-only training, networks and web magazines) need to
challenge gender binaries and stereotypes. They should also build
more plural and dynamic versions of masculinities/femininities and
of ICTs. Precisely because of this diversity, 'one size does not fit
all' in terms of strategies for gender inclusion in the information
society. Effective tailoring of such strategies means paying attention
to the specifics of how both inclusion and exclusion measures may
be gendered, and bringing ICT to 'where people are at'. In particular,
because informal learning is a vital part of how people acquire ICT
capability, there is a need for measures to encourage the growth and
dynamism of 'local ICT experts', and so support the less computer
literate or confident within their existing social networks and spaces.
A series of policy guidelines targeted towards various policy and
practitioner audiences are included as an appendix. |
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