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Gender & ICT Policy

Gender & ICT Policy. Session Objectives. Understand how gender might shape differential access and use of ICTs by men and women and why ICT policy should address gender issues

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Gender & ICT Policy

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  1. Gender & ICT Policy

  2. Session Objectives • Understand how gender might shape differential access and use of ICTs by men and women and why ICT policy should address gender issues • Understand why it is important to address gender issues in policy formulation, programme design and implementation, as well as evaluation (GEM) • Be aware of how some organizations have built a gendered approach in the design and evaluation of their programmes and projects, by illustrating some of the GEM case studies

  3. ICTs and Development • Knowledge has become an important factor in development processes • Growing importance for developing countries of adapting ICTs as a way of avoiding further marginalisation • “Digital divide” or “digital exclusion”

  4. ICTs and Gender Equality • Unequal power relations in society • ICTs can either deepen or transform inequality • ICTs cannot create gender equality or end poverty: • Tools for social action and positive change • Importance of women engaging with ICTs

  5. Critical Issues • socio-cultural and institutional barriers • access, control and effective use • cost, time and mobility • education, training and skills development • absence from decision-making • ICT policy and governance • content and language • pornography, trafficking, VAW • censorship • gender segregation in employment • privacy, security, and surveillance

  6. Evaluating ICT policies and projects - GEM Purpose to strengthen and sustain gender accountability in global, regional and national ICT networking initiatives by: • developing evaluation methodologies for ICT initiatives • generating research on gender dimensions of ICT, particularly its impact on gender equality, women's empowerment and social transformation • catalysing a process of resource sharing and tools-building • providing insights and new directions for projects and initiatives, policy interventions and more meaningful use of ICTs for and by women worldwide • providing training to undertake gender evaluation of ICT initiatives • facilitating the creation of a network of "gender equality and ICT champions" (both individuals and organisations), with increased capacity in evaluation, policy, advocacy, and training

  7. GEM Tool Overview • The GEM Tool is a guide to integrating gender analysis into evaluations of initiatives that use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for social change. • It provides a means for determining whether ICTs are really improving women's lives and gender relations as well as promoting empowering change at the individual, institutional, community and broader social levels. • The GEM tool contains: Theory: a gender analytical framework as well as basic concepts and principles of evaluation. Practice: practical 'how-to' approaches and worksheets to help you conduct your own evaluation.

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