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UNIFEM, in collaboration with UNAIDS, has developed this comprehensive gender and HIV/AIDS web portal to provide up-to-date information on the gender dimensions of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
A new Gender Mainstreaming methodology, written and developed by Regional Gender Programme, makes a gender dimension explicit in policy sectors. Gender equality is no longer viewed as a "...
These Gender modules have been developed to support ITU Member States in considering gender mainstreaming in policy and regulatory issues as well as in strategic management of telecommunications. The...
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....
The reports provide an overview of a situation in the areas relevant to the development and functioning of the knowledge-based economy.
Access to Financing and ICT for Women Entrepreneurs in the UNECE region:Challenges and Good Practice
This report looks at women’s access to financing and ICT within progress and perspectives from selected countries and sub-regions in the area covered by the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE).
In Europe women become entrepreneurs on average twice less often than men. The UNECE Programme on Women’s Entrepreneurship aims at raising awareness of problems of women entrepreneurs by enhancing...
The paper emphasises the importance of gender disaggregated statistics and indicators in informing national and global ICT policies.
The Declaration was presented as an alternative to the official Declaration at the WSIS in Geneva.
The guidebook provides a background on the WSIS and outlines the case for gender equality in the information society.
The working document was presented at WSIS side events in Geneva in December 2003. The analysis is based on the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which includes the promotion of gender...
The report examines universal access issues in the Canadian context.
The document outlines 10 fundamental principles in ICT policy in order to engender IT.
Provides language for the draft declaration and insights for the incorporation of gender in information societies.
The book is an in-depth look at the issues surrounding financial mechanisms to achieve universal access. While the book does not focus on gender, specifically, it contributes to the knowledge base...
The publication points out that CEDAW, Beijing and the MDGs are mutually supporting processes and proposes ways on how to enhance the synergy among these processes to achieve gender equality.
The paper calls for a shift in national and global policies in order to respond to the growing digital divide within countries and among developed and developing countries.
The Eurobarometer survey offers an insight into how European citizens view science and technology.
Latest Eurostat data show that although women are still significantly under-represented in scientific and engineering disciplines, the numbers of female graduates in these fields have increased over...
The report on women in the new Information Society highlights that the public debate on the impact of the new technologies has so far ignored the gender dimension. It calls on measures intended to...
This document reports on the Round Table discussions on strategies for gender inclusion in Serbia and Montenegro that was held on 17 October 2003.
Document includes summaries of key texts, case studies, tools, guidelines and key organisations in the area of Gender& ICT.<br />
A Reference Manual for Governments and Other Stakeholders. This manual is intended to serve as an accessible reference for those effecting gender management policies in government and other services...
The report is based on the premise that regulation of the media is hinged on a delicate balance of collective human rights and individual freedom of speech. Particular attention is given to the...
The paper urges the gender-advocacy movement to consider adopting new approaches to encourage the media to participate in the advancement of women.
The presentations dealt with women's employment in the media, the images of women portrayed by the media, policy issues to be addressed by decision-makers, and women as media decision-makers.
The paper explores issues such as media employment and decision-making, media content and portrayal, and the impact of new ICTs in the field of media and gender, and relates these to policy...
The paper is based on the premise that any strategies to increase the participation of women in the information economy will increase national IT capacity, reduce poverty, and help to raise the...
The emphasis on ICT as a tool of economic and social empowerment for underprivileged women raises new research questions that are relevant both for advocacy and project work by NGOs as well as for...
In view of international focus on poverty reduction and the Millennium Development Goals, and the close connection of gender equality to achieving these Goals, the paper addresses women’s...
