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GenderThe UN Millennium Development GoalsSubmitted by admin on Wed, 02/05/2007 - 07:42.
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – form a blueprint agreed to by all the world's countries and all the world's leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world's poorest. APC: Of empty purses and tattered pockets: Stitching funding back into gender and ICTSubmitted by admin on Wed, 02/07/2008 - 12:13.
Thandiwe Mathenjwa, a 43 year-old single mother of 11 from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, opened up a discussion on financing for ICT at the UN in this year's session of the Commission on the Status of Women. She's part of a self-help, income generating group called Fancy Stitch, a supplier of artistic greeting cards, picture frames and clothing. Her voice, image, work and experience - her digital story - kept the policy and finance debate away from abstraction and rooted in women's realities. » ( categories: ) Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum 2008: Last Mile Solutions: ICT Strategy, Government and Regulatory Policy and USFs26/08/2008 - 09:00 28/08/2008 - 17:00 This forum will bring together public and private sector giants to discuss last mile solutions, technologies, applications, business models and roadmaps to bridge the digital divide. Key topics:
Location(s)Lilongwe LilongweMalawi Wikigender.orgSubmitted by admin on Thu, 17/04/2008 - 11:32.
Wikigender is a project initiated by the OECD Development Centre to facilitate the exchange and improve the knowledge on gender-related issues around the world. In particular, Wikigender tries to gather empirical evidence and identify adequate statistics to measure gender equality. In this respect, Wikigender serves as a pilot project for the OECD Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies. ( categories: ) eMarketer: Men, You're Outnumbered OnlineSubmitted by admin on Wed, 26/03/2008 - 09:06.
The US Internet population remains firmly skewed toward females. In 2008, 100.4 million females and 93.5 million males will go online at least once a month, according to eMarketer's latest estimates. In 2012 females will outnumber males online by more than 8 million. ( categories: ) Gender and ICT Databases: International Development Research CentreSubmitted by admin on Fri, 15/02/2008 - 20:33.
Collection of links to sites on Gender and ICT. Not necessarily LAC centric. ( categories: ) Women as Professionals in the Costa Rican Information Technology SectorSubmitted by admin on Fri, 15/02/2008 - 20:33.
Exploring the Relationship Between Sustainable Development and Gender Gaps in the Information Society ( categories: ) World Bank ICT Toolkit for Gender issuesSubmitted by admin on Fri, 15/02/2008 - 20:33.
The purpose of this toolkit is to identify opportunities and suggest how the World Bank and other agencies can help realize the potential for gender equality. ( categories: ) Engendering the Knowledge Society: Measuring Women's ParticipationSubmitted by admin on Fri, 15/02/2008 - 20:33.
Women’s rate of Internet access and use will not automatically rise with national rates of Internet penetration. ( categories: ) ICTs for the empowerment of indigenous women in Bolivia: an experience in OMAKSubmitted by admin on Fri, 15/02/2008 - 20:33.
This paper addresses the issues surrounding accessibilty and use of ICTs by indigenous Aymara women in Bolivia. » ( categories: ) 
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