TY - GEN
T1 - Lack of equal access to ICTs by women
T2 - 2nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, ICEGOV'08
AU - Awotwi, Johanna Ekua
AU - Owusu, George
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - This paper will explore the inadequacy of women's participatory role in governance due to lack of access to ICTs in Ghana using Ghana in West Africa as a Case Study. It will point out the recognition of women's limitations through international declarations; the usual obstacles that face women in the ICT industry; examine the Ghana government's gender policies, and also offer suggestions as to how to empower women, already marginalized in society, to gain from the new age of technology.
AB - This paper will explore the inadequacy of women's participatory role in governance due to lack of access to ICTs in Ghana using Ghana in West Africa as a Case Study. It will point out the recognition of women's limitations through international declarations; the usual obstacles that face women in the ICT industry; examine the Ghana government's gender policies, and also offer suggestions as to how to empower women, already marginalized in society, to gain from the new age of technology.
KW - Education-governance
KW - Gender
KW - Ghana
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70349109194&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/1509096.1509190
DO - 10.1145/1509096.1509190
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70349109194
SN - 9781605583860
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
SP - 452
EP - 457
BT - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, ICEGOV'08
Y2 - 1 December 2008 through 4 December 2008
ER -