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

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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