| Short
Summary |
| Title |
Gender Issues in ICT Policy in Developing
Countries: An Overview |
| Author |
Hafkin, N. |
| Publication Date |
October 2002 |
| Publisher |
UN Divison for the Advancement of Women
(DAW) |
| Short Summary
|
Without explicit attention to integrating a
gender perspective into Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) policies, the needs of women and girls risk being overlooked.
Despite many government's claims that a well-thought out general ICT
policy benefits all, studies show that general ICT policies always
have a different impact on women and men, and that policy-making in
ICT fields often ignores gender issues. This paper provides a
comprehensive list of specific measures that can be incorporated
into ICT policy in developing countries to facilitate gender
equality (e.g. sector liberalization, tariff policy, regulation,
licensing, e-governance). Examples of efforts to integrate a gender
perspective in ICT policy are also considered with a focus on
Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. The author concludes
with a call to gender advocates to educate themselves in gender
analysis of ICTs and to engage more actively in national ICT policy
making, taking advantage of opportunities such as the World Summit
on the Information Society (WSIS). |
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