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Comic: How we betray our gender

Gabby Schulz
Gabby Schulz on 29 October, 2010
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A fantastic comic about online sexism. Witty, creative and elegantly drawn, with comments below that prove the points made in the comic.

 
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Effects of Education and ICT Use on Gender Relations in Bhutan

Chaitali Sinha
Chaitali Sinha on 13 October, 2009
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education, bhutan, ict, case study, urban, rural
This article examines the relationships that exist between gendered access to education and the ways in which mobile phones, fixed phones, and the Interneti are perceived and used in a rural and an urban Bhutanese community. The findings, organized by levels of literacy, reveal similar patterns in ICTi perceptions and use across the two communities.
 
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CyberStalked: Our Story

Cynthia Armistead
Cynthia Armistead on 22 July, 2008
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The story of Cynthia Armistead, the founder of the site Cyberstalked ( www.cyberstalked.org ). The site originally began as a place to refute the defamation spread about Cynthia and her family across the interneti. In this story, Cynthia shares her and her daughter experiences of being target of online harassment and stalking over period of several years.
 
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ICT for Development Success Stories: Youth, Poverty and Gender

The Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP)
The Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) on 6 October, 2006 · Global
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youth, poverty, entrepreneurship, environment, media, human rights, peace, rural development, capacity-building, networking, advocacy
The 100-page publication highlights initiatives that are using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to make a real and meaningful difference in communities around the world, no matter how disadvantaged or isolated they may be. These stories on Youth, Poverty and Gender intend to provide snapshots of the learning process that accompanies the introduction and implementation of ICTs in a community development project.
 
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Radio: A Post Nine-Eleven Strategy for Reaching the World's Poor

Stephen Sposato and Wm. A. Smith
Stephen Sposato and Wm. A. Smith on 6 October, 2006
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radio, information, history, medicine, war
The book provides case studies of the historical use of radio, and an overview of what is being done today. the authors argue that the voice of radio can work as an effective, practical and cost-efficient means of transmitting information that may impact the lives of people in communities all over the world.
 
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Women in Sync: Acting Locally, Connecting Globally (Toolkit 3)

Writers: Nani Buntarian, Cheekay Cinco, Karin Delgadillo, Dorothy Okello, Dafne Sabanes Plou, Chat Garcia Ramilo, Sonia Jaffe Robbins, Marie-Helene Mottin Sylla, the Women’sNet Team
Writers: Nani Buntarian, Cheekay Cinco, Karin Delgadillo, Dorothy Okello, Dafne Sabanes Plou, Chat Garcia Ramilo, Sonia Jaffe Robbins, Marie-Helene Mottin Sylla, the Women’sNet Team on 6 October, 2006 · Global
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e-commerce, electronic networking, networking, women's movement
Connecting Locally, Acting Globally is the third volume of Women in Sync. Women from diverse geographies and cultures tell how their communities are defining the Interneti, and how they are themselves redefined by the experience. The telling comes in different tones: some voices were are terse, some verbosevoluble, and some quietly passionate. But all are, in the end, inspiring.
 
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Video Films: Women & ICT Projects in India

on 31 August, 2005
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This page links to two documentary films on women and ICTi that were produced in the framework of UNESCO’s pilot project 'Putting ICT in the Hands of the Poor', that are now available online. They examine the information needs of poverty stricken communities in South Asia, with a special focus on gender issues.
 
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Communication in Movement

ALAI - Agéncia Latinoamericana de Información
ALAI - Agéncia Latinoamericana de Información on 20 July, 2005
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communication democratization, strategic communication, strategic use of ICTs, social movements and the media.
“Communication in Movement”, a new publication of ALAI (Agencia Latinoamericana de Información), examines the complex relations between social movements and communication.

 
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Malaysian gov't must review laws to free media and information

Centre for Independent Journalism
Centre for Independent Journalism on 13 June, 2005
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The paper outlines various discriminatory practices that have been faced from the laws on media and communications in Malaysia, as compelling reasons why the legislations must be reformed.
 
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Gender and ICTs for development: A global source book

on 10 June, 2005 · Africa
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Rural
Five case studies illustrate the different contexts facing gender and ICTsi for development, including e-commercei in Bhutan, entrepreneurship by women workers in China, post-war communication using radio and ICTs in Sierra Leone, sustainable fisheries production in Ghana, and information exchange related to HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean.
 
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