Title African women, ICT and neoliberal politics : the challenge of gendered digital divides to people-centered governance / Assata Zerai

Published New York, NY : Routledge, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 175 pages) : illustrations Series Routledge studies on gender and sexuality in Africa ; 4 Routledge studies on gender and sexuality in Africa ; 4. Contents Introduction: in the traditions of Professor Victor C. Uchendu and Professor Ifi Amadiume: African women and the challenge of digital divides to people-centered governance -- The mobile ecosystem and internet access on the African content: asymmetry and the gender digital divide -- ICT, women's status and governance in Zimbabwe -- ICT, women's status and governance in Tanzania, 2010, 2015-16 -- ICT, women's status and governance in Malawi, 2010 and 2015-2016 -- ICT, diffusion of knowledge to women, gender inclusive governance, and impacts on women's literacy, access to health care, and beliefs about intimate partner violence in three African nations -- Conclusion Summary How can we promote people-centered governance in Africa? Cell phones/ information and communications technology (ICT) are shown to be linked to neoliberal understandings of more democratic governance structures, defined by the Worldwide Governance Indicators as: the rule of law, corruption-control, regulation quality, government effectiveness, political stability/no violence, and voice and accountability. However, these indicators fall short: they do note emphasize gender equity or pro-poor policies. Writing from an African feminist scholar-activist perspective, Assata Zerai emphasizes the voices of women in two ways: (1) she examines how women's access to ICT makes a difference to the success of people-centered governance structures; and (2) she demonstrates how African women's scholarship, too often marginalized, must be used to expand and redefine the goals and indicators of democratice governance in African countries. Challenging the status quo that praises the contributions of cell phones to the diffusion of knowledge and resultant better governance in Africa, this book is an important read for scholars of politics and technology, gender and politics, and African Studies Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Women -- Africa -- Social conditions Women's rights -- Africa Sex discrimination -- Africa Telecommunication -- Africa Women -- Political activity -- Africa SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. Sex discrimination Telecommunication Women -- Political activity Women -- Social conditions Women's rights Technologies de l'information et de la communication -- Aspect social -- Afrique. Femmes -- Conditions sociales -- Afrique. Femmes -- Activité politique -- Afrique. Femmes et technologie -- Afrique. Technologies de l'information et de la communication -- Aspect politique -- Afrique. Africa Form Electronic book ISBN 9780203712856 0203712854 9781351363655 1351363654 9781351363662 1351363662

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