[Ict4women] National Statistics on Gender Trends In ICT: 2004-2008

[Sophia Huyer]

Gender-disaggregated data relating to science, technology, ICT and the  
workforce from over 50 countries are now available at the WIGSAT web  
site.  These data were researched and collected as part of the Orbicom- 
WIGSAT project on Engendering the Knowledge Society: Measuring Women's  
Participation. It includes  data from many "grey" literature sources  
-- hard-to-find sources that our researchers have unearthed, including  
the China Online Shopping Market Survey Report, Research ICT Africa!,   
and the Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)'s  report on  
Varied Activities of Women Online.

These data are used by the project Engendering the Knowledge Society:  
Measuring Women's Participation, which developed an indicator  
framework to measure the ability of countries to build on the  
contributions of women for national innovation and knowledge  
development. For this, data are needed that provide the best and most  
useful information on gendered opportunities and challenges, and will  
allow the best decisions to be made.  The project addresses options  
and strategies for countries and institutions to encourage women to  
make full, active, informed and creative contributions to innovation  
and technology in the knowledge society.

See http://www.wigsat.org/node/8.


WIGSAT - Women, knowledge, technology
204 Ventress Road
Brighton, Ontario K0K 1H0 Canada
admin at wigsat.org
www.wigsat.org





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