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Using a Gender-Based Analysis in Developing a Canadian Access Strategy: Background Report

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 4,100 views
The report examines universal access issues in the Canadian context.

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Involving Civil Society in ICT Policy: the World Summit on the Information Society

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 2,443 views
The book highlights issues that need to be taken into consideration in the formation of ICT policies and regulations, particularly around the WSIS process. The chapter on gender and ICT policy draws attention to the various issues to be taken into account in engendering ICT policy.

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Gender Issues in ICT policy in developing countries: an overview

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 4,103 views
The paper highlights specific measures that could be incorporated into ICT policy in developing countries to ensure gender equality.

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Some thoughts on gender and telecommunications/ICT statistics and indicators

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 4,089 views
The paper emphasises the importance of gender disaggregated statistics and indicators in informing national and global ICT policies.

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Cutting Edge Pack: Gender and ICTs

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 3,521 views
BRIDGE’s Cutting Edge Pack on Gender and ICTs consists of two components: the Overview Report and the Supporting Resources Collection.

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Gender Issues in the Information Society

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 5,120 views
This paper was published in 2003 as background material in preparation for the WSIS. It asserts that gender considerations need to be an integral component in policymaking.

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Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Gender

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 3,896 views
The paper is a survey and brief analysis of various research studies and publications done on gender and ICTs between 1998 and 2001. The author identifies women’s lack of participation in ICT policymaking and production as one of the key issues to consider in bridging the gender digital divide.

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Gender Aspects of Changes in the Labour Markets in Transition Economies

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 4,782 views
The Paper presents a gender perspective on trends and policy implications of changes on the labour markets during the first ten years of the transition process within a context of UNECE activities in the area of Gender and Economy. It has three parts. Part I shows gender asymmetry in selected labour market developments based on available data. Part II presents policy implications and part III…

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Towards a More Equitable Information Society: How and Why of Gender Mainstreaming

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:23 | 3,002 views
In this document author discusses the concept, and explores the process, of gender mainstreaming. He first defines the key ideas of gender mainstreaming. Then introduces key elements of the process. And finally ends with a brief discussion of the implications for the BDT/ITU, given BDT's mandate and goal of facilitating access to, and use of, information and communication technologies by women…