Cinderella or cyberella? : empowering women in the knowledge society / Nancy J. Hafkin and Sophia Huyer, editors.

Other author Hafkin, Nancy J.
Other author Huyer, Sophia.
Format Book
Publication InfoBloomfield, CT : Kumarian Press, Inc., ©2006.
Descriptionx, 220 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Women in development--Developing countries.
Information society--Developing countries.

Contents Understanding gender equality and women's empowerment in the knowledge society / Sophia Huyer -- Women, gender, and ICT statistics and indicators / Nancy J. Hafkin -- Engendering ICT policy and regulation: prioritizing universal access for women's empowerment / Sonia N. Jorge -- Cyberella in the classroom? Gender, education, and technology / Sophia Huyer -- "We have womb"--engendering ICTs in education: the School/Net Africa experience / Shafika Isaacs -- Improved livelihoods and empowerment for poor women through ICT-Sector intervention / Shoba Arun, Richard Heeks, and Sharon Morgan -- Women in Latin America appropriating ICTs for social change / Maria Garrido and Raul Roman -- Empowerment of women through ICT-enabled networks: toward the optimum ICT-impact model / Vikas Nath.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006009184
ISBN1565492196
ISBN9781565492196