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| Title: | African women and ICTs : investigating technology, gender and empowerment / |
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| From: |
edited by Ineke Buskens and Anne Webb.
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| Person: |
Buskens, Ineke
Webb, Anne editor. |
| Publisher: | [London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021 |
| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
London, England :
Zed Books,
2009.
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350218161?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections |
| Summary: | Based on the outcome of an extensive research project, this book features chapters based on original primary field research undertaken by academics & activists who have investigated situations within their own communities & countries. |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 222 Seiten). Also published in print. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781350218161 |
| Access: | Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers. |
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| spelling | African women and ICTs : investigating technology, gender and empowerment / edited by Ineke Buskens and Anne Webb. African women and information and communication technologies London, England : Zed Books, 2009. [London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 222 Seiten). text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier data file rda Includes bibliographical references and index. Foreword / by Heloise Emdon -- Introduction / Ineke Buskens and Anne Webb -- Doing research with women for the purpose of transformation / Ineke Buskens -- Women's use of information and communication technologies in Mozambique : a tool for empowerment? / Gertrudes Macueve ... [et al.] -- Considering ICT use when energy access is not secured : a case study from rural South Africa / Jocelyn Muller -- Rural women's use of cell phones to meet their communication needs : a study from northern Nigeria / Kazanka Comfort and John Dada -- Egyptian women artisans facing the demands of modern markets : caught between a rock and a hard place / Leila Hassanin -- When a gender-blind access policy results in discrimination : realities and perceptions of female students at the University of Zimbabwe / Buhle Mbambo-Thata, Elizabeth Mlambo and Precious Mwatsiya -- An alternative public space for women : the potential of ICT / Leila Hassanin -- Using ICTs to act on hope and commitment : the fight against gender violence in Morocco / Amina Tafnout and Aatifa Timjerdine -- The names in your address book : are mobile phone networks effective in advocating women's rights in Zambia? / Kiss Brian Abraham -- Mobile phones in a time of modernity : the quest for increased self-sufficiency among women fishmongers and fish processor in Dakar / Ibou Sane and Mamadou Balla Traore -- Women entrepreneurs in Nairobi : examining and contextualizing women's choices / Alice Wanjira Munyua -- Internet use among women entrepreneurs in the textile sector in Douala, Cameroon : self-taught and independent / Gisele Yitamben and Elise Tchinda -- ICTs as agents of change : a case of grassroots women entrepreneurs in Uganda / Susan Bakesha, Angela Nakafeero and Dorothy Okello -- The mobile payphone business : a vehicle for rural women's empowerment in Uganda / Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo -- Professional women empowered to succeed in Kenya's ICT sector / Okwach Abagi, Olive Sifuna and Salome Awuor Omamo -- Reflections on the mentoring experiences of ICT career women in Nairobi, Kenya : looking in the mirror / Salome Awuor Omamo -- Our journey to empowerment : the role of ICT / Ruth Meena and Mary Rusimbi -- Epilogue / Ineke Buskens and Anne Webb. Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers. Based on the outcome of an extensive research project, this book features chapters based on original primary field research undertaken by academics & activists who have investigated situations within their own communities & countries. Also published in print. Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily Mode of access: World Wide Web Print version record. Information technology Social aspects Africa. Women in community organization Africa. Women Effect of technological innovations on Africa. Gender studies: women bicssc Electronic books. Buskens, Ineke, editor. Webb, Anne, editor. Print version: African women and ICTs. London ; New York : Zed Books ; Pretoria, South Africa : Unisa Press ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009 9781848131910 1848131917 (OCoLC)317751936 9781848131934 |
| spellingShingle | African women and ICTs : investigating technology, gender and empowerment / Doing research with women for the purpose of transformation / Women's use of information and communication technologies in Mozambique : a tool for empowerment? / Considering ICT use when energy access is not secured : a case study from rural South Africa / Rural women's use of cell phones to meet their communication needs : a study from northern Nigeria / Egyptian women artisans facing the demands of modern markets : caught between a rock and a hard place / When a gender-blind access policy results in discrimination : realities and perceptions of female students at the University of Zimbabwe / An alternative public space for women : the potential of ICT / Using ICTs to act on hope and commitment : the fight against gender violence in Morocco / The names in your address book : are mobile phone networks effective in advocating women's rights in Zambia? / Mobile phones in a time of modernity : the quest for increased self-sufficiency among women fishmongers and fish processor in Dakar / Women entrepreneurs in Nairobi : examining and contextualizing women's choices / Internet use among women entrepreneurs in the textile sector in Douala, Cameroon : self-taught and independent / ICTs as agents of change : a case of grassroots women entrepreneurs in Uganda / The mobile payphone business : a vehicle for rural women's empowerment in Uganda / Professional women empowered to succeed in Kenya's ICT sector / Reflections on the mentoring experiences of ICT career women in Nairobi, Kenya : looking in the mirror / Our journey to empowerment : the role of ICT / Epilogue / Information technology Social aspects Africa. Women in community organization Africa. Women Effect of technological innovations on Africa. Gender studies: women bicssc |
| title | African women and ICTs : investigating technology, gender and empowerment / |
| title_alt | African women and information and communication technologies Doing research with women for the purpose of transformation / Women's use of information and communication technologies in Mozambique : a tool for empowerment? / Considering ICT use when energy access is not secured : a case study from rural South Africa / Rural women's use of cell phones to meet their communication needs : a study from northern Nigeria / Egyptian women artisans facing the demands of modern markets : caught between a rock and a hard place / When a gender-blind access policy results in discrimination : realities and perceptions of female students at the University of Zimbabwe / An alternative public space for women : the potential of ICT / Using ICTs to act on hope and commitment : the fight against gender violence in Morocco / The names in your address book : are mobile phone networks effective in advocating women's rights in Zambia? / Mobile phones in a time of modernity : the quest for increased self-sufficiency among women fishmongers and fish processor in Dakar / Women entrepreneurs in Nairobi : examining and contextualizing women's choices / Internet use among women entrepreneurs in the textile sector in Douala, Cameroon : self-taught and independent / ICTs as agents of change : a case of grassroots women entrepreneurs in Uganda / The mobile payphone business : a vehicle for rural women's empowerment in Uganda / Professional women empowered to succeed in Kenya's ICT sector / Reflections on the mentoring experiences of ICT career women in Nairobi, Kenya : looking in the mirror / Our journey to empowerment : the role of ICT / Epilogue / |
| title_auth | African women and ICTs : investigating technology, gender and empowerment / |
| title_exact_search | African women and ICTs : investigating technology, gender and empowerment / |
| title_full | African women and ICTs : investigating technology, gender and empowerment / edited by Ineke Buskens and Anne Webb. |
| title_fullStr | African women and ICTs : investigating technology, gender and empowerment / edited by Ineke Buskens and Anne Webb. |
| title_full_unstemmed | African women and ICTs : investigating technology, gender and empowerment / edited by Ineke Buskens and Anne Webb. |
| title_short | African women and ICTs : |
| title_sort | african women and icts investigating technology gender and empowerment |
| title_sub | investigating technology, gender and empowerment / |
| topic | Information technology Social aspects Africa. Women in community organization Africa. Women Effect of technological innovations on Africa. Gender studies: women bicssc |
| topic_facet | Information technology Social aspects Africa. Women in community organization Africa. Women Effect of technological innovations on Africa. Gender studies: women Electronic books. |
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