ADA, du nom d’Ada Lovelace, première femme programmeuse en informatique, est né de la constatation que les femmes sont sous-représentées dans le secteur des NTIC, les Nouvelles Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication.
Les NTIC ont modifié les habitudes sociales de la société civile et plus largement, l’économie dans son ensemble : le mode de production et de consommation des biens, les services offerts aux consommateurs et aux citoyens. Or, qu’il s’agisse de la simple utilisation de nouveaux outils et média (ordinateurs, internet) ou de la participation active au développement de ceux-ci (le travail dans des fonctions informatiques), les femmes restent minoritaires.
Loin d’être la seule « fracture numérique » de la société, nous pensons que cet écart entre les hommes et les femmes, une « fracture transversale » qui touche tous les niveaux de la société occidentale et d’ailleurs, mérite une réflexion à la fois sur le « pourquoi » de cet état des choses et sur « les bonnes pratiques » pour y remédier.
Data de publicació:28/10/2007 Idioma: FR

The Digitales meetings take place in Brussels, in the Interface3 asbl training centre for women in new technologies and the ADA project, the aim of which is to stimulate, to bring together, to convince other partners and actors to reflect on and set up strategies and actions in order to dismantle prejudices concerning the nature of women and the computers / ITC, as well as promoting women’s access to quality jobs in this sector. These meetings bring together women in training, their trainers, researchers, artists, activists, political and labour representatives, etc.
Data de publicació:28/10/2007 Idioma: EN

Blogs for African Women (BAWo) has taken hold of the Nigerian blogging spirit to strengthen women's activism. Oreoluwa Somolu, BAWo's founder, sees blogging as a way to get women "hooked on technology", and gain important skills for community and NGO leadership at the same time. Networking for Success, BAWo's second initiative getting women into the blogosphere, has just been awarded an Harambee Small Grant to increase BAWo's collaboration capacity.
Data de publicació:27/10/2007 Idioma: EN

What is it like to be a young woman training in college for a career in the high stakes professions of science, math, engineering and technology? For every new generation it takes key movements along the way to make a grand leap forward into professional adulthood.
The Gender Chip Project offers both a documentary and companion materials designed to assist teachers, parents and mentors who are encouraging girls to the pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Data de publicació:26/10/2007 Idioma: EN

Editado por Eva M. Rathgeber y Edith Ofwona Adera

Los ensayos en este libro examinan el impacto real y potencial de la explosión de las TIC en África. Se centran específicamente en asuntos de género y analizan hasta dónde estas tecnologías satisfacen las necesidades y preferencias de la mujer. Las autoras destacan la necesidad de acceso a información directamente relevante para las necesidades de la mujer en áreas rurales, ya sea en materia de agricultura, salud, microempresa o educación. Afirman que no basta con que la mujer participe pasivamente en el desarrollo de las TIC en África. También debe tomar decisiones y ser actora en el proceso de uso de las nuevas tecnologías con el fin de acelerar el desarrollo económico, social y político de África.
Data de publicació:17/10/2007 Idioma: ES

Produced within UNESCO’s University–Industry-Science Partnership (UNISPAR) programme in UNESCO’s Science Sector, with a view to promoting gender-disaggregated data in S&T activities.
Data de publicació:11/10/2007 Idioma: EN

GKP and APC WNSP

The Gender and ICT Awards, initiated in 2003, recognise ICT initiatives which promote women's economic empowerment and gender equality, especially projects initiated by women themselves. The awards honour local, small-scale and community-based projects with women and girls as the main beneficiaries to improve the quality of their lives and to make meaningful contributions to equitable human development and the broader struggle for social justice.

The awards recognise sustainable projects that have the potential and ease to be replicated in other areas, taking into account the different contexts and forces at play. They should also foster multi-stakeholder cooperation and active participation among different sectors in the community.

Nominees are required to reflect on and express understanding and strategic analysis on the methods and tools they used, and of their own failures and ultimate success in such a way that others can learn from their experiences
Data de publicació:09/10/2007 Idioma: EN

By LiveScience Staff

The days of sexist science teachers and Barbies chirping that "math class is tough!" are over, according to pop culture, but a government program aimed at bringing more women and girls into science, technology, engineering and math fields suggests otherwise.
Below are five myths about girls and science that still endure, according to the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Research on Gender in Science and Engineering (GSE) program:

Myth 1: From the time they start school, most girls are less interested in science than boys are.
Myth 2: Classroom interventions that work to increase girls' interest in STEM run the risk of turning off the boys
Myth 3: Science and math teachers are no longer biased toward their male students.
Myth 4: When girls just aren't interested in science, parents can't do much to motivate them.
Myth 5: At the college level, changing the STEM curriculum runs the risk of watering down important "sink or swim" coursework.
Data de publicació:02/09/2007 Idioma: EN

Reportatge de la jornada 'Dona i TIC'.
Tot això a la Xarxa Lil@, un espai que forma part del projecte d'Arenys.Org.

Les experiències de les donesTIC no només són interessants en l'àmbit professional. La seva participació en la vida social és cada vegada més visible a internet. El moviment associatiu va ser present a les jornades a través de l'espai de dones de Pangea.Org. Assumpció Guasch és la responsable d'aquest espai i membre de l'associació per al progrés de les Telecomunicacions. És membre de l’Equip de Pangea, d'on és responsable de l'Espai de Dones i participa en el Consell d'Associació per al Progrés de les Comunicacions. Les seves explicacions ens va servir per conèixer aquest projecte, un espai democràtic que promou la igualtat d' accés de les dones a la informació, al coneixement i en particular a les TICs, potenciant les eines estratègiques necessàries. L'Espai de Dones és un espai col·lectiu obert a les diferents visions del tema de gènere on tenen cabuda totes les dones que lluiten a favor dels drets humans , la justícia social, la igualtat de les dones , l'apoderament de les dones i en contra de la violència de gènere i la discriminació de la dona en tots els àmbits de la societat.
Data de publicació:21/07/2007 Idioma: CA

O Projeto Software Livre Mulheres é uma iniciativa de um grupo de mulheres atentas, determinadas e ativas na comunidade de Software Livre que participam e se identificam com o Projeto Software Livre Brasil. O site do grupo é um espaço de divulgação e debate das questões sob a ótica feminina, mas não é exclusivo e nem faz distinção de gênero, os homens também estão convidados a participar.

O PSL Mulheres tem como objetivo destacar, apoiar e se engajar em projetos da comunidade Software Livre de inclusão social e digital.Também busca ser um agente de uma sociedade mais acessível a todos os níveis de usuários, sejam eles iniciantes ou especialistas na área tecnológica.

O propósito não é ser um grupo de usuárias. Estamos abrindo espaços para que as iniciativas aconteçam e para isso buscamos apoio nas diferentes esferas da sociedade - pública e privada.


Data de publicació:06/09/2006 Idioma: PT-BR

Graciela Selaimen [APC Women’s Networking Support Programme ]

Sulamita Garcia is a 28-year-old consultant who specialises in Unix systems and is completely enthusiastic about free and open source software. She is responsible for the LinuxChix Brasil project. In this interview for GenderIT, Sulamita tells about the recent experience of LinuxChix Brasil, which is delivering online courses on FLOSS for women. She speaks about prejudice, stereotypes and the need for women to overcome initial difficulties when facing new technologies.

Sulamita Garcia is responsible for the LinuxChix Brasil project – one of the most successful regional chapters of LinuxChix International. She is the mantainer of a how-to in Linux, in Portuguese.



Data de publicació:06/09/2006 Idioma: EN

Innovate. Journal of online education.

Studies show that women make up only 35% of the IT workforce, and the schism between boys' and girls' interests in math and science is well documented. Richard Van Eck suggests that providing girls with more positive experiences with technology may impact their overall attitudes toward technology and perhaps even toward math and science. Van Eck chose games, naturally engaging experiences, as the basis of a two-semester study involving 92 fifth- and sixth-graders participating in game playing and authoring experiences in the classroom. He analyzes the differences in experience, attitude, and interest level between boys and girls. His results suggest that the use of a wide variety of games experienced in mixed gender groups may improve girls' attitudes toward technology.


Data de publicació:04/09/2006 Idioma: EN

Catedra regional Unesco

Ámbito regional de producción, formación y difusión de nuevos conocimientos sobre la participación, contribuciones, usos y demandas de las mujeres en la Ciencia y la Tecnología.
Data de publicació:01/09/2006 Idioma: ES

Bridge

¿Quién se beneficia de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC)? Las TIC han creado nuevas oportunidades económicas y sociales en todo el mundo. Sin embargo, los cambios positivos que han generado aún no alcanzan a toda la humanidad. Su uso continúa siendo regido por las relaciones de poder existentes, en las cuales las mujeres a menudo permanecen desfavorecidas. Pese a ello, muchas personas y organizaciones están trabajando a fin de utilizar estas tecnologías para promover la igualdad de género. Esta Canasta Básica considera los efectos que las TIC tienen en el género.

La Canasta Básica consiste de tres partes:

- Informe General – por Anita Gurumurthy

- Colección de Recursos de Apoyo – por Susie Jolly y Lata Narayanaswamy con Ra’ida Al-Zu’bi, que incluye resúmenes de textos clave, estudios de casos, herramientas y organizaciones relevantes

- Boletín Género y Desarrollo En Breve, el cual presenta un artículo que describe los asuntos clave y artículos referidos al trabajo que realizan Radio Internacional Feminista (FIRE) en Costa Rica y la Asociación de Mujeres Auto-Empleadas (SEWA) en la India.

La Canasta Básica sobre Género y TIC de Bridge fue traducida en su totalidad al español y está disponible solo en formato electrónico. Puede ser descargada gratuitamente del sitio de BRIDGE.
Data de publicació:29/08/2006 Idioma: ES

The Center for Women & Information Technology

The Bibliography on Gender and Technology in Education has been created by gender equity specialist Jo Sanders. Focusing primarily on information technology, the bibliography is comprehensive as of 2005 and draws on international research as well as intervention literature. It contains nearly 700 entries and is extensively annotated, key-worded, and searchable. Sanders compiled the bibliography for her 2005 review article, "Gender and Technology: A Research Review."


Data de publicació:29/08/2006 Idioma: EN

Jo Sanders

When I started doing computer equity work in the early- to mid-80’s, the typical reaction from teachers and administrators who had computers for student use was that there was no problem because there was no computer gender gap. In visiting schools, it quickly became apparent to me that educators
simply didn’t notice it. I remember touring a middle school in the Midwest with a principal who was proud to show me around his beautiful new building, built with clusters of two or three computers in various places. The first cluster we came to was unoccupied. The second had one boy. The third had two boys. The fourth had three boys. Finally, we saw a girl and two empty computers at a fifth cluster. The principal turned to me and said, “Well, I’ll be damned. I had no idea!”.

I came to expect the “Well, I’ll be damned” realization. Unfortunately, it was usually followed by the observation that boys’ preponderance of computer
use didn’t matter, because boys were “naturally” more interested in computers than girls. So we were back to “no problem.”
Data de publicació:29/08/2006 Idioma: EN

World Bank

Females have less access to skills training and development that would enable them to gain employment in the ICT sector. When females are employed, they generally work at lower levels, with less pay.

These initial disadvantages prevent girls and women from benefiting equally from the opportunities offered by the new technologies. Paradoxically, these same technologies offer opportunities for them to overcome these disadvantages by obtaining the education and the technical skills that will enable them to participate equally in the knowledge economy.


Data de publicació:28/08/2006 Idioma: EN