Rural e-governance in India: For whom?
In India’s rural e-governance initiative, 33% of local government seats are reserved for women.
ICTs and Women’s Political Participation
ICTs can be potentially used to foster wider political participation. Look here for inspiration and examples of how women around the world used ICTs to change their societies.
Elizabeth Salguero
Member of Parliament and president of the Human Rights Commission in Bolivia
Gender and the Information Revolution in Africa
The essays in this book examine the current and potential impact of the ICT explosion in Africa. They focus specifically on gender issues and analyze the extent to which women's needs and preferences are being served.
Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou
Vice-President of the European Parliament, European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (EPP)
Gender Responsive E-governance: Exploring the Transformative Potential
This primer highlights some of the key gender-related issues regarding e-governance in the context of UNDP’s Democratic Governance work.
Gender in the Information Society: Emerging Issues
This publication features a collection of 13 papers that discuss gender roles and e-governance, the ICT industry, cyber regulations, freedom of expression, right to information, and media.
Hijran Huseynova
Chairperson of the State Committee on Family, Women and Children Affairs of Azerbaijan
Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women through ICT
This reports describes the gender dimensions of ICT and how the UN has addressed the issues of gender equality and ICT.