Information and Communication
Technologies for Women's Socioeconomic Empowerment

Information and Communication Technologies for Women's Socioeconomic Empowerment

The purpose of this report is to provide the reader with an overview of some of the issues relating to women and information and communication technology (ICT) in the developing world in contrast to the developed world. Where possible, men's e...

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Main Authors:	Melhem, Samia, Morrell, Claudia, Tandon, Nidhi
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ABUSE ACCESS TO COMPUTER ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO THE INTERNET ACTION PLAN ADOLESCENTS ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AGRICULTURE BASIC HEALTH CARE BROADBAND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES CAPACITY BUILDING CELLULAR PHONES CITIZEN CITIZENS CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPUTER SCIENCE COMPUTERS COPYRIGHT DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DIGITAL DIVIDE DISCRIMINATION DISEASES DISSEMINATION DOMAIN E-GOVERNMENT E-LEARNING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY ECONOMICS EDUCATED WOMEN EDUCATION FOR GIRLS ELDERLY ELEARNING EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN EMPOWERING WOMEN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ETHNIC GROUPS EXTENSION FAMILY INCOME FAMILY MEMBERS FARMERS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOOD PRODUCTION GENDER AWARENESS GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DIFFERENTIALS GENDER DISPARITY GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER PERSPECTIVES GENDER RELATIONS GENDER ROLES GENDER STEREOTYPES GENDER WORKING GROUP GENERIC DRUGS GIRL CHILD GIRLS IN SCHOOL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GOVERNMENT SERVICES HARDWARE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HIGHLY EDUCATED WOMEN HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS HUSBANDS ILLITERACY ILLNESSES INCOMES INDIVIDUAL WOMEN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INHERITANCE INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL WOMEN INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS ISPS ISSUE OF GENDER JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB TRAINING KNOWLEDGE SHARING KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LACK OF INFORMATION LARGE NUMBERS OF WOMEN LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL STATUS LEVELS OF EDUCATION LICENSES LIFELONG LEARNING LIVELIHOODS LOCAL COMMUNITY MALARIA MANDATES MARKET PRICES MARKET RESEARCH MARKETING MATERIAL MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MINORITY MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MORTALITY MOTHER NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL POLICIES NATURAL DISASTERS NEED FOR RESEARCH NETWORKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NURSE NURSES NUTRITION OPERATING SYSTEMS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PEACE PERSONAL INFORMATION PHOTO POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY FORMULATION POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POLITICAL POWER POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION GROWTH RATE PRACTITIONERS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRESS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC POLICY QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF CARE QUERIES RADIO RADIOS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION REFUGEE REFUGEE CAMPS REFUGEES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESPECT RESULTS ROLE MODELS ROLE OF WOMEN RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POVERTY RURAL WOMEN SCIENTISTS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY SELF-ESTEEM SENSITIVE POLICIES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICES TO WOMEN SEX SEXUAL EXPLOITATION SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL VILLAGES SMART CARDS SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL BARRIERS SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL CONFLICT SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SPILLOVER SPOUSES STATUS OF WOMEN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL EDUCATION TELEVISIONS TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY LEVEL TRAINING CENTERS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING WOMEN UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSITIES URBAN AREAS USABILITY USER USERS WAR WEB WOMAN WORKFORCE WORKING CONDITIONS YOUNG AGE YOUNG MEN YOUNG WOMEN
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