Capacity Building
Although much of the iKNOW Politics network is dedicated to increasing women’s political knowledge and participation, there are a number of skills that, while not explicitly political, are necessary to succeed in politics.
Democracy and technology
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October 17, 2013
Democracy and technology
The Internet, cell phones and related technologies are profoundly affecting social, economic and political institutions worldwide, particularly in new and emerging democracies.
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The Internet, cell phones and related technologies are profoundly affecting social, economic and political institutions worldwide, particularly in new and emerging democracies.
ICT for Women’s Rights – APC looks at Beijing +15
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October 17, 2013
ICT for Women’s Rights – APC looks at Beijing +15
When the Beijing Platform came into being way back in 1995 activists in the women’s movement was only just learning about “new” technologies like email and websites – in fact APC‘s women’s programme took a forty-person team to Beijing and ga
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When the Beijing Platform came into being way back in 1995 activists in the women’s movement was only just learning about “new” technologies like email and websites – in fact APC‘s women’s programme took a forty-person team to Beijing and ga
ICTs and women's empowerment: some case studies from India
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October 17, 2013
ICTs and women's empowerment: some case studies from India
ICTs are emerging as a powerful tool for gender empowerment in a developing country like India. There has been a rapid growth in the ICT sector since the late 1980s and the use of ICT has dramatically expanded since the 1990s.
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ICTs are emerging as a powerful tool for gender empowerment in a developing country like India. There has been a rapid growth in the ICT sector since the late 1980s and the use of ICT has dramatically expanded since the 1990s.
African Women and ICTs: Investigating Technology, Gender and Empowerment
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October 17, 2013
African Women and ICTs: Investigating Technology, Gender and Empowerment
Women in Africa are undeniably participating in the information and communication technology (ICT) revolution and they are doing so in many and varied ways; the changes that the use of these tools have brought about are visible everywhere.
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Women in Africa are undeniably participating in the information and communication technology (ICT) revolution and they are doing so in many and varied ways; the changes that the use of these tools have brought about are visible everywhere.
Enhancing Women Empowerment through Information and Communication Technology
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October 17, 2013
Enhancing Women Empowerment through Information and Communication Technology
Across the globe, countries have recognized Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as an effective tool in catalyzing the economic activity in efficient governance, and in developing human resources.
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Across the globe, countries have recognized Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as an effective tool in catalyzing the economic activity in efficient governance, and in developing human resources.
Women empowerment and communication
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October 17, 2013
Women empowerment and communication
This paper explores the empowerment of women in the context of knowledge society is understood as building the ability and skills.
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This paper explores the empowerment of women in the context of knowledge society is understood as building the ability and skills.
Economic and Social Empowerment of Women through Information and Communication Technology: A Case Study of Palestine
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October 17, 2013
Economic and Social Empowerment of Women through Information and Communication Technology: A Case Study of Palestine
This paper presents an insight into an initiative that intends to empower women through Information and Communication Tec
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This paper presents an insight into an initiative that intends to empower women through Information and Communication Tec
October 17, 2013
ICT as a powerful means to advance women’s rights, empowerment and gender equality
Remarks of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women Executive Director, at the UN Broadband Commission Working Group on Gender, New York, 20 September 2013.