Gender and the information revolution in Africa
By: edited by Eva M. Rathgeber and Edith Ofwona Adera.
Contributors: Rathgeber, Eva-Maria.; Adera, Edith Ofwona.; International Development Research Centre (Canada); African Women and Economic Development: Investing in Our Future (1998 : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
Publisher: International Development Research Centre
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Women in development -- Africa -- Congresses; Information technology -- Africa -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Description: "Information is universally acknowledged to be a lynchpin of sustainable and equitable development. In Africa, however, access to information is limited, and especially so for rural women. The new information and communication technologies (ICTs), centred mostly on the Internet, provide potential to redress this imbalance.".

"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. The authors underscore the need for information to be made directly relevant to the needs of rural women, whether in the areas of agriculture, health, microenterprise, or education."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "Most of the chapters in this volume were presented at an international conference, African Women and Economic Development: Investing in Our Future, which was held from 28 April to 1 May 1998, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia."--p. ix.

Includes bibliographical references.