The publication looks at recently concluded gender focused projects in the rural regions of the global south that were supported by Spider. With specific focus on the outcomes the report considers the impact on the lives of the women who participated in the different projects. The volume further draws on theories from gender and technology studies in analyzing the social and technical implications on the women’s lives.

About the Author:
Caroline Wamala (PhD) is a project officer at Spider and a post doctorate at Karlstad University, Sweden. Her research focuses on the cultural embeddedness of gender and technology, with special focus on ICTs and the innovative practices in developing regions with a underdeveloped communication infrastructure.

The abstract:
Spider has supported several initiatives that focused on increasing ICT access and use among women. This publication offers a review of these initiatives.The uses of ICT were related to women’s everyday activities to demystify the technology. The success of the projects hinged on the extent to which technology was adapted to suit women’s reality and not vice versa.

Download the publication here:
http://spidercenter.org/files/Empowering%20women%20through%20ict.pdf