Hello Patricia

I think that gender equity and equality should not be separated from mentalities prevailing in a society. Who decided about the division of tasks in which women have the biggest share of housework in various parts of the world? It is through the changes of such mentalities and raising awareness by discussing these issues that inequality can be reduced.

If you are referring to job discrimination at the workplace or sexual harrasment, it still joins the same mindsets of discrimination based on colour, race, nationality, etc. and the macho world of technology and especially IT engineering!

Thank you Todd J.B. Blayone for your reflection.

Indeed, the critical element to accelerate equality is the change of mentality towards respect and freedom for all people regardless of gender, ethnicity, socio-economic status, bio-psycho-social variables or as you say may be due to global environmental catastrophes.

Thank you for your comments.

Hello Abdelmajid Bouziane

Thank you for your comments.

I share with you that it is important to discuss these issues so that through changes in mentality and awareness you can reduce inequality. It is indeed latent discrimination and exclusion I consider that we are different in doing but not in being. As researchers and academics, we have the great opportunity to promote, work and make visible the work of women and men who have been excluded because of their gender, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and other bio-psycho-social variables.

Greetings,

Hello Paty,

I think the most critical element is to get more women in the field. With a sufficient critical mass, the changes will take place because we will no longer be a minority and consequently there will be more pressure exerted by each and every one of the professional women to generate conditions of equality and equity between genders.

For that change of scenery, we have to start encouraging young women to enter the university and pursue specialized careers in ICT.

Best regards,

Myriam

Hi Myriam. Thank you for your support. Indeed, the change is to motivate a greater number of young women to be involved in ICTs, to be empowered and actively participate in research. Where they are a reference for future generations. My concern is what would be the strategy to start with this challenge? It depends on the university? Of the state? How to motivate young women to study ICT careers? Thank you for your input. Best regards,

Hola Paty!

Creo que el avance del conocimiento y fuertes procesos de argumentación para el uso y aplicación de algoritmos útiles. Esto se traduce en credibilidad.

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Gracias Andrés. Un abrazo

In recent years, e-governance has become a priority area of many Governments resulting in the implementation of programmes that apply ICT in delivering Government services and promoting transparency and accountability. Beyond delivery of Government services and information to the public using electronic means, e-governance focuses on using these new technologies to strengthen the public voice to revitalize democratic processes, and refocus the management, structure, and oversight of Government to better serve the public interest.107 E-governance is significant for the exercise of citizenship and direct public participation in Government activities, both of which are key elements in women’s empowerment and achievement of gender equality. Gender-responsive governance involves the active and meaningful participation of women in all levels of decision-making and ensuring greater transparency and accountability in government

Gender perspectives should be incorporated into the allocation and implementation of funds to support ICT for development. Issues of importance include increasing the allotment of funds for women-specific projects, and the consideration of gender perspectives in all aspects of the management of such funds. Attention should be paid to ensuring that sufficient funds are directed to capacity-building which is accessible to women and men. Telecommunication Development Funds (TDFs) have been established by telecommunication regulators to finance the expansion of universal access to ICT in under-served and rural areas. Most TDFs are established to finance ICT access projects, including telecentres, phone shops, public telephones and libraries. Such funds have been successfully developed and implemented in many Latin American countries (for example, Chile and Peru). Several countries in Africa and Asia are currently working to develop their own TDFs (including Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Uganda and Zambia). In South Africa, the Universal Service Agency was created to implement ICT projects to expand universal access. Very few ICT projects by NGOs or civil society organizations have received funding from TDFs. Such projects should be developed and implemented by women’s organizations or organizations working towards gender equality.

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Also The Commission on the Status of Women, in its consideration of gender equality and ICT at its fortyseventh session, recommended that action be taken to “strengthen the capacity of national machineries for the advancement of women, including through the allocation of adequate and appropriate resources and the provision of technical expertise, to take a lead advocacy role with respect to media and ICTs and gender equality, and support their involvement in national, regional and international processes related to media and ICTs issues, and enhance coordination among ministries responsible for ICTs, national machineries for the advancement of women, the private sector and gender advocacy NGOs within countries”.138 It is also important that women’s ministries and agencies, gender focal points, and gender advocates educate themselves and their membership on ICT issues and their relevance to women and consequently coordinate their efforts to participate in and influence telecommunications and ICT policy processes and programmes.139 These groups should be involved in the development of national gender equality and ICT agendas and the provision of training on gender equality and ICT for Government bodies involved in national ICT policy development.