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Empowerment Through ICTS: With Special Reference to African Media Women

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"Net Gains" was commissioned by the Association of Progressive Communicators (APC)- Women-Africa and FEMNET- two organisations that have played a key role in ensuringthat the gender dimensions of ICTs on the continent are brought to the fore. The research, which was launched in New York in June 2000 at the Beijing Plus Five Review,sought to establish the extent of usage; the gaps and the possibilities offered by ICTs for gender-related organisations in Africa.


The research drew on a number of inputs, including:

  • A questionnaire that was sent out to organizations and individuals across the continent through Flamme (a website and electronic discussion forum created by APC-Africa-Women and Femnet to galvanize debate around the Beijing Plus Five Review); Womens Net (a project of Sangonet in South Africa);Femmes Afrique (a project of ENDA-SYNFEV in Senegal); the Gender and Information Network (GAIN) as well as various channels around the Global Knowledge Conference II, Bamako 2000 and the preparatory conference for the Beijing Plus Five conference in New York in March 2000. Respondentscomprised a total of 41 women as follows: 11 from east Africa; 19 from southern Africa; 8 from west Africa; 1 from northern Africa; and 2 from the diaspora. 27 of the participants represented national NGOs; threerepresented regional NGOs; three were consultants; eight from academic institutions and one from government. 23 of the questionnaires were responded to electronically. 18 took the form of face- to- face interviews.
  • Further interviews were conducted with ten men and women who are engaged in specific projects or initiatives concerning gender and ICTs in Africa. These included a number of officials at the Economic Commission on Africa.
  • An electronic discussion that took place over three months on gender and ICTs in Africa on the Flamme website.
  • A scanning of numerous Africa specific websites on gender-related issues.
  • An extensive literature search.

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