Gender equity and the use of information communication technologies in the knowledge economy: taking a feminist poststructuralist approach

French, Sheila (2002) Gender equity and the use of information communication technologies in the knowledge economy: taking a feminist poststructuralist approach. In: IEEE 2002 International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS'02). Social Implications of Information and Communication Technology. Proceedings, 6th June 2002 - 8th June 2002, Raleigh, NC, USA.

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Abstract

This paper questions the UK government's initiatives to solve the recognised gender divide in the use of ICT's in British Society. In doing so the paper looks to feminism and poststructuralist theory to critically analyse the problem. Poststructuralist theory is offered as a means to question the cultural norms and beliefs in UK society around the use of ICTs, Offering a possibility to challenge the current situation and therefore giving possibility for change.