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[ecrea] call for chapters - Overcoming Gender Inequalities through Technology Integration

Sat Dec 20 03:47:59 GMT 2014





CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS

Submission Deadline: February 15, 2015

Overcoming Gender Inequalities through Technology Integration

http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1596

A book co-edited by

Joseph Wilson and Nuhu D. Gapsiso





To be published by IGI Global:



Introduction



Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are wielding an unimaginable influence on global activities. It is restructuring politics/governance, economy, culture, health etc in many countries and regions around the world. Information and communication technologies provide a great development opportunity by contributing to information dissemination, providing an array of communication capabilities, increasing access to the knowledge among others. It has been accepted globally by individuals and groups as tool for pursuing their common goals and enhancing their interests. Women in their quest for empowerment and societal recognition have adopted and accepted ICT as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women as well as for speedy global mobilization and dissemination of information. Women have long been aware of the power of information and knowledge sharing as a strategy for mobilization, advancement and empowerment. But does acceptance translate into utilization?



Has the embrace and acceptance of ICT as a facilitating tool delivered in the empowerment drive by women in developing nations and beyond? How are women utilizing the supposed enormous opportunities of ICT for empowerment? What is the access status? What are the impacts? Are there challenges and strides? Has there been an enhanced visibility of woman in Socio-political, cultural, economic landscapes as a result of the utilization of ICT? What changes have ICT utilization generated among women in developing nations and beyond?



This book seeks to address these questions through empirical analyses and qualitative discourses, agglomerates several perspectives regarding the visibility of women empowerment and bridging the gender inequality gap as a result of ICT integration by women in developing nations and beyond. The book would be an essential, critical guide for understanding Women empowerment and ICTs in Developing nations and beyond.



Recommended Topics

Contributions may include, but are not limited to the following:

· Women and ICTs: Access and Utilization

· Women and ICTs in Adoption

· Women ICTs need Assessment

· Women and ICT visibility

· Women visibility and ICTs

· Women and Social networking

· Women political empowerment and ICTs

· Women Cultural empowerment and ICTs

· Women educational Empowerment and ICTs

· Women empowerment and Digital Divide

· Women, professional empowerment and ICTs

· Best practices on Women and ICTs

· Women and ICTs in Developing Countries

· Women and the attractions to ICTs

· Women and the Challenges of ICTs

· The rural woman and ICTs

· Women, Family and the ICTs

· Girls and ICTs orientation

· Women and ICT Policies

· Women resistance to ICT

· ICTs and Feminist struggle



Submission Procedure

Authors (Researchers, Academicians, individuals, women groups and associations etc) are invited to submit on or before February 15, 2015, chapter proposal of not more than 500 words. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by March 10, 2015 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by May 30, 2015. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Chapter proposal should include:

Proposed Title; Author(s) Name(s) and Affiliation(s)

Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com.



Important Dates

February 15, 2015: Proposal Submission Deadline

March 10, 2015: Notification of Acceptance

May 30, 2013: Full Chapter Submission

July 30, 2015: Review Results to Authors

August 15, 2015: Revised Chapter Submission

September 3, 2015: Final Acceptance Notification

September 10, 2015: Final Chapter Submission



Inquiries and submissions can be emailed in Word document to:

Dr. Joseph Wilson

E-mail: (joeweee2003 /at/ gmail.com)

and copy (CC)

Nuhu D. Gapsiso (Ph.D fellow)

(nuhugapsiso /at/ gmail.com)


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