Links

  • APC WNSP
    Women's Networking Support Program
  • WSIS Gender Caucus
    A multi-stakeholder group promoting gender integration and women's rights in the WSIS process

Category ICTs and Gender

Since 1993, APC's Women's Networking Support Program (APC WNSP) has played a leading role in gender and ICT advocacy in national, regional and international arenas. Their ICT policy work began during the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995. Since then, the 'gender and ICT' agenda has steadily gained legitimacy as a serious area of concern through painstaking work by women's groups and gender and ICT advocates.

The Drover's Wife Logs On

CANBERRA - This study explores the internet experiences of women living in rural and regional Australia, their motives for internet uptake and use, the benefits they gain from using the internet, the difficulties they encounter in using the internet and...
2005-05-10

Gender and ICT Policy Monitor

GenderIT.org is a practical tool for women's organisations and policy-makers so that ICT policy meets women needs and does not infringe on their rights. The website acts as a clearing house on gender and ICT policy issues. It promotes the...
2005-04-13

Rural Women's Empowerment in an ICT Project

QUEENSLAND -- This paper presents selected findings from the evaluation of a feminist action research project that aimed to enhance Queensland rural women's access to interactive communication technologies (ICTs). Project activities aimed to be empowering and inclusive. They included online...
2005-04-01

Diversity of Rural Women in a ICT Project

QUEENSLAND -- Community networking and interactive communication technology projects based on feminist or social justice principles usually aim to include a broad diversity of community members. Groups often targeted include women, indigenous people, people of non-English speaking backgrounds or with...
2005-04-01

Gender and ICT Advocacy Documents

A series of important gender and ICT advocacy documents developed by the APC WNSP and key collaborators such as the members of the NGO Gender Strategies Working Group at WSIS. Many are featured on the NGOGSWG Site, "GenderIT.org"....
2004-11-28