Gender Science And Technology Perspectives From Africa

Author : Catherine Wawasi Kitetu
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Africa
ISBN : 9782869782211

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Gender, Science and Technology: Perspectives from Africa by Catherine Wawasi Kitetu Pdf

This sixth volume of the CODESRIA Gender Series is a collection of discourses, perspectives, practices and policies on the role of the female gender in science and technology, particularly in the African context. Although widely advocated as the indisputable foundation for political and economic power in the modern world, science and technology remains marked by various layers and dimensions of gender inequality that work to the disadvantage of girls and women. Despite the fact that a lot of awareness has been created, and gender issues are now more readily acknowledged by various development initiatives in Africa, participation in science and technology still remains a hurdle as far as girls and women are concerned. A common theme that runs through the book is how feminine identities, ideologies of domesticity and gender stereotypes, and the inadequacy or lack of clear policies facilitate the invisibility of women in science and technology. This notwithstanding, women have never ceased devising clever and ingenious ways that would enable them to master nature, from the margins. The book provides a window onto the current state of female participation in science and technology in Africa, along with an analysis of the historical backgrounds, current educational and professional contexts, and prospects for the future. While it is evident that more research needs to be done, with more groups in different regions, this volume brings together a rich and inspiring collection of qualitative insights on gender, science and technology in Africa. The CODESRIA Gender Series acknowledges the need to challenge the masculinities underpinning the structures of repression that target women. The series aims to keep alive and nourish African social science research with insightful research and debates that challenge conventional wisdom, structures and ideologies that are narrowly informed by caricatures of gender realities. It strives to showcase the best in African gender research and provide a platform for emerging new talents to flower.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 19??
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:924218670

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Gender, Science and Technology by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ineke Buskens,Anne Webb
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781848131927

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African Women and ICTs by Ineke Buskens,Anne Webb Pdf

Based on the outcome of an extensive research project, this book features chapters based on original primary field research undertaken by academics & activists who have investigated situations within their own communities & countries.

Author : Patricia Stamp,International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : International Development Research Centre Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015025287163

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Technology, Gender, and Power in Africa by Patricia Stamp,International Development Research Centre (Canada) Pdf

Technology, Gender and Power in Africa

Author : Mary Frank Fox,Deborah G. Johnson,Sue V. Rosser
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780252055652

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Women, Gender, and Technology by Mary Frank Fox,Deborah G. Johnson,Sue V. Rosser Pdf

An interdisciplinary investigation of the co-creation of gender and technology Each of the ten chapters in Women, Gender, and Technology explores a different aspect of how gender and technology work--and are at work--in particular domains, including film narratives, reproductive technologies, information technology, and the profession of engineering. The volume's contributors include representatives of over half a dozen different disciplines, and each provides a novel perspective on the foundational idea that gender and technology co-create one another. Together, their articles provide a window on to the rich and complex issues that arise in the attempt to understand the relationship between these profoundly intertwined notions.

Author : Doctor Ineke Buskens,Doctor Anne Webb
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781848136069

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African Women and ICTs by Doctor Ineke Buskens,Doctor Anne Webb Pdf

The revolution in information and communication technologies (ICTs) has vast implications for the developing world, but what tangible benefits has it bought, when issues of social inclusion and exclusion, particularly in the developing world, remain at large? In addition, the gender digital divide is growing in the developing world, particularly in Africa - so what does ICT mean to African women? African Women and ICTs explores the ways in which women in Africa utilize ICTs to facilitate their empowerment; whether through the mobile village phone business, through internet use, or through new career and ICT employment opportunities. Based on the outcome of a extensive research project, this timely books features chapters based on original primary field research undertaken by academics and activists who have investigated situations within their own communities and countries. The discussion includes such issues as the notion of ICTs for empowerment and as agents of change, ICTs in the fight against gender-based violence, and how ICTs could be used to re-conceptualize public and private spaces. ICT policy is currently being made and implemented all over Africa, but the authors argue that this is happening mostly in the absence of clear knowledge about the ways gender inequality and ICTs are impacting each other and that by becoming alert to a gender dimension in ICT developments at an early stage of the information revolution, we may be able to prevent greater scaled undesirable effects in the future.

Author : Doctor Anne Webb,Doctor Ineke Buskens
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781783600441

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Women and ICT in Africa and the Middle East by Doctor Anne Webb,Doctor Ineke Buskens Pdf

What is the link between information communication technology and women's empowerment in today's development context? How can ICT facilitate the pursuit of a better world? Exploring the rich complexity of the contexts in which they live and work, the authors of Women and ICT in Africa and the Middle East offer a multitude of perspectives and experiences, avoiding simplistic answers and solutions. Based on analyses from twenty-one research teams in fourteen countries, this much-needed, human-centred contribution to the fields of gender, development and information communication technology questions, demonstrates and suggests what it takes to wield the emancipatory potential of ICT.

Author : Jamaine Abidogun
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351668996

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African Science Education by Jamaine Abidogun Pdf

Based on interrogation and review of historical and current cultural and indigenous knowledge combined with extensive curriculum and classroom analysis, this book identifies how indigenous science gender roles may be utilized to provide a more gender balanced and indigenous centered learning experience. The book argues for the integration of African indigenous science into the secondary school curriculum as a way to strengthen students’ science comprehension by affirming their society’s science contributions, making clear connections between Indigenous and Western science, and also as a way to promote female representation in the sciences. This book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners of science education, African education, and indigenous knowledge.

Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Communication and technology
ISBN : 9780889369030

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Gender and the Information Revolution in Africa by International Development Research Centre (Canada) Pdf

Gender and the Information Revolution in Africa

Author : Mary Frank Fox,Deborah G. Johnson,Sue V. Rosser
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780252073366

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Women, Gender, and Technology by Mary Frank Fox,Deborah G. Johnson,Sue V. Rosser Pdf

An interdisciplinary investigation of the co-creation of gender and technology Each of the ten chapters in Women, Gender, and Technology explores a different aspect of how gender and technology work--and are at work--in particular domains, including film narratives, reproductive technologies, information technology, and the profession of engineering. The volume's contributors include representatives of over half a dozen different disciplines, and each provides a novel perspective on the foundational idea that gender and technology co-create one another. Together, their articles provide a window on to the rich and complex issues that arise in the attempt to understand the relationship between these profoundly intertwined notions.

Author : Kobena T. Hanson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317160533

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Contemporary Regional Development in Africa by Kobena T. Hanson Pdf

Contemporary Regional Development in Africa interrogates well-known concerns in the areas of regionalism and economic integration in contemporary Africa, while offering an added uniqueness by highlighting the capacity imperatives of the issues, and proposing critical policy guideposts. The volume juxtaposes a set of ’dynamic’ entanglements - new and micro-regionalism, informal cross-border trade, intra-African and African FDI plus cross-border investments, infrastructure development, science and technology, regional value-chains, conflict management and regional security - with fluid interpretations of regional development. The chapters provide snapshots of the several emerging and complex regionalisms and highlight a set of relevant and often overlapping analyses - drawing on authors’ nuanced and granular understanding of the African landscape. The varied, yet interlinked, nature of issues covered in this study make the book valuable and attractive to academics, researchers, policymakers and development practitioners.

Author : Kurebwa, Jeffrey
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781799828174

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Understanding Gender in the African Context by Kurebwa, Jeffrey Pdf

One of the most significant dimensions of gender studies is that it is political. It raises questions about power in society and how and why power is differentially distributed between different genders. It asks questions about who has power over whom, in which situations, how power is exercised, and how it is, and can be, challenged. Different theories and perspectives within gender studies have different approaches to these questions and look for answers in different social processes. Many debates are on-going, as new data is revealed and new theories are put forth. Understanding Gender in the African Context is a scholarly reference that explores the complexities of the ideologies and social patterns that contribute to the field of gender studies. Featuring a range of topics such as human rights, feminism, and social media, this book is ideal for policymakers, sociologists, social scientists, civil society organizations, government officials, academicians, researchers, and students.

Author : Ogechi Adeola
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030881528

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Gendered Perspectives on Covid-19 Recovery in Africa by Ogechi Adeola Pdf

This book describes the political, social, and economic connections between gender and the Covid-19 pandemic. The authors offer innovative ideas for recovery that will build a more prosperous, healthy, equitable, and sustainable future for African women and girls, targets identified under Goal 5 (Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment) of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals slated to be achieved by 2030. Within this context, authors identify issues related to the protection of women and girls from poverty, hunger, and gender-based violence; improved healthcare and healthcare workforce experiences; girl-child education; financial inclusion; and entrepreneurship opportunities for women in fintech, tourism, and information, communication and technology (ICT). The book concludes with a discussion of economic empowerment for women that focuses on normalising the ‘un-normal’ outcome of the pandemic. The book will be of value to policymakers, non-profit organisations, practitioners, and scholars who understand the importance of gender equality and women empowerment in the African continent.

Author : K. K. Prah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Africa
ISBN : IND:30000038725796

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Culture, Gender, Science and Technology in Africa by K. K. Prah Pdf

Author : Mary Wyer,Mary Barbercheck,Donna Cookmeyer,Hatice Ozturk,Marta Wayne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 880 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135055417

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Women, Science, and Technology by Mary Wyer,Mary Barbercheck,Donna Cookmeyer,Hatice Ozturk,Marta Wayne Pdf

Women, Science, and Technology is an ideal reader for courses in feminist science studies. This third edition fully updates its predecessor with a new introduction and twenty-eight new readings that explore social constructions mediated by technologies, expand the scope of feminist technoscience studies, and move beyond the nature/culture paradigm.