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In reply to women in itc by ayen (not verified)
Agreed completely. The frustrating thing is that, culture and colour of skin, not to mention money muscle, play such a determining part in access. I guess the question is importantly also, how can we make this happen? Strategies for universal access, and to create a culture of ICTs that is conscious of these issues.
I think especially in terms of culture and ethnicity, it is something that is tricky because it is so embedded not only within ideas of identity - which relates directly sometimes to access - but also affects the metaphors and language we use to develop the technology. Or in other words, how we imagine ICTs to be, its uses, its development and so on, is strongly affected by the culture of the dominant. It will take a lot of effort to deconstruct them.