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Women’s Role in BDD

Women’s Role in BDD. For BDD ?. How do we tap women’s talent energy instinct biological role social roles. Why Women?. 70s’ --WID 80s’ – focus on basic needs approach 90s’ – WAD 20s’ - GAD.

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Women’s Role in BDD

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  1. Women’s Role in BDD

  2. For BDD ? How do we tap women’s talent energy instinct biological role social roles

  3. Why Women? • 70s’ --WID • 80s’ – focus on basic needs approach • 90s’ – WAD • 20s’ - GAD

  4. Technology is not -- • Neutral • Value-free • immuned to women’s social cultural environment

  5. What I have done……….

  6. Women are hungry for work options!!!!!! Bringing job prospects to women through community ICT activities

  7. From “Mothers for Mothers’ to eHomemakers www.ehomemakers.net

  8. VALUES • WOMEN-HELPING WOMEN • SELF RELIANCE • RIGHT TO MAKE OWN CHOICES • INNER STRENGTH • FAMILY LOVE AND CARE • HOME BASED ENTREPRENEURSHIP • STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

  9. WHO ARE WE? Target Groups : : Homemakers, home bix owners, teleworkers, free-lancers, househusbands/retirees Most vulnerable -- disadvantaged ‘

  10. WHY DO WE WANT ICT? Individual Level Efficient, Effective! Time & resource constraints Homebound- mother of necessity Allow us to work from home!! Networking and share info

  11. Innovative ICT for Disadvantaged Women need to earn but no access Integrated platform : IT-SMS-fax Organized orders/information from diverse locations, save costs and time for project

  12. ICT USAGE - CHALLENGES INDIVIDUAL Learning ICT Takes Time Gender Imbalance at Home Expensive Hard/Software High Maintenance Virulent Attacks,Fakes, Mine Field New Users Learning Attitude

  13. Lack Relevant Portal/Activities Con’t Can’t See economic/personal relevance Irrelevant training– not gender sensitive Social Status Discrimination

  14. Women Using ICT SOCIAL PREJUDICE Unknown --- Who are you? Funny --- Housewife?? Disbelief --- You can? Skeptical --- How can?

  15. Present gender-based ICT4D in many developing countries Mostly: -- networking women’s NGOs -- promote usage of IT among NGOs -- computer training -- government/funder-led - focus on the young

  16. LIMITED HUMAN RESOURCES AND Little FINANCIAL RESOURCES Can’t Meet Demand For Assistance Can’t Do Follow-Ups Need To Address Family/Emotional Issues Lack Control Of Content Development

  17. CHALLENGES FACING eHomemakers Hi Interest To Work @ Home BUT INDIVIDUAL LEVEL Technology Environment Business Environment Exploitation? Lack Marketing Mechanism Lack Sympathetic and Trustable Partners

  18. Organizational level: Social enterprise Women-centered ICT, women users = still new Lack funding to grow Research on gender and ICT

  19. LESSONS LEARNT for BDD • Not just ICT training • Not just about technology • What are the real FELT Needs? • Not just any women -- WHO? • Simple inexpensive solution • Need to build information network for them

  20. Personal level * Active contributors- input into project design, manage and sustain project * Empower through gender governance

  21. Gender Governance Framework • Involves women taking ownership or control of the management of information networks, information sharing and other activities that empower them • 5A Process of Change, which involves the following: a) awareness of the problem, b) acceptance of the need for change, c) actions to be taken, d) assimilation to maintain the change, and e) assessment of progress.

  22. ICT in Poverty Alleviation Women are poor because – Can’t work in DD Exploited Face constraints We don’t know how to help them

  23. Recommendations • 1. Include real DD groups and gender analysis in research, development policies, awareness initiatives and ICT4D programs. • 2. Pursue an ‘engendered policy’ approach when constructing policy options by considering data from gender disaggregated research and grassroots needs assessments of women; supporting training and resource enrichment; and enabling women to access and use ICTs through the removal of barriers especially those peculiar to their situations.

  24. Recommendation – homeworkers in informal sector • Acknowledge that ICT4D is a means to alleviate poverty, it means concrete political commitment to address : • * value of homebased work and women’s household work to the national economies; * recognition of homebased work and the inclusion of the homebased sector in the formal sector; * ICT access and barriers; * power relations in business and resource controls; * unfair trade practices; * women in technology and the technology questions in relation to gender concerns; * pro-poor human capital development

  25. Role of Women in BDD In our own hands

  26. What is ICTs for?

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