Gender and the digital economy : perspectives from the developing world /
editors, Cecilia Ng Choon Sim, Swasti Mitter.
- 262 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Gender and empowerment in the information economy : an introduction / Globalization, ICTs, and economic empowerment : a feminist critique / From 'information' to 'knowledge' societies? Argentina in the context of engendered regional globalization / Female spaces in the Philippines' ICT industry / Women's agency and the IT industry in India / Valuing women's voices : call center workers in Malaysia and India / Women weavers OnLine : rural Moroccan women on the Internet / Virtual community building for networking among women / Gender-net : a political goal of communication technologies / Thinking BIG to accelerate gender equality and transformation in the ICT arena / Swasti Mitter and Cecilia Ng -- Swasti Mitter -- Martha Roldan -- Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu -- Govind Kelkar, Girija Shrestha and Veena N. -- Cecilia Ng and Swasti Mitter -- Susan Schaefer Davis -- Isabel Zorn -- Dora Ines Munevar M. and Juan Aburto Arrieta -- Gillian M. Marcelle. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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Women in economic development--Developing countries Information society--Developing countries Information technology--Economic aspects--Developing countries Women--Effect of technological innovations on--Developing countries Women--Economic conditions--Developing countries--21st century.