GENDER AND ICTs – 2018 FAO Report
While the digital revolution is reaching rural areas in many developing countries, the rural digital divide continues to present considerable challenges. The problem is even more acute for women, who face a triple divide: digital, rural and gender. This publication looks at the benefits of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) when placed in the hands of men and women working in agriculture and in rural areas. It examines the challenges to be overcome and makes recommendations so that rural communities can take full and equal advantage of the technologies.
It is the result of desk study, online fora on gender held in the framework of the
e-agriculture Community of Practice (www.e-agriculture.org), and a review of projects and programmes conducted in regions of the world. This publication starts with a presentation of the challenges and the seven factors of success, followed by an overview of the general existing barriers to women’s access to, control and use of ICTs. Finally, it offers a series of recommendations for better integration of gender in ICT initiatives, based on gender mainstreaming throughout the seven critical factors of success, illustrated with concrete examples.
Autore: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Anno: 2018
Lingua: English
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