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100	1		_aZerai, Assata, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aAfrican Women, ICT and Neoliberal Politics : _bThe Challenge of Gendered Digital Divides to People-Centered Governance / _cby Assata Zerai.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aBoca Raton, FL : _bRoutledge, _c2018.
300			_a1 online resource (187 pages) : _b79 illustrations, text file, PDF.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aRoutledge Studies on Gender and Sexuality in Africa
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_tList of Figures -- _tList of Tables -- _tList of Acronyms -- _t -- _tForeword -- _tIntroduction: In the Traditions of Professor Victor C. Uchendu and Professor Ifi Amadiume: African Women and the Challenge of Digital Divides to People-Centered Governance -- _t1. The Mobile Ecosystem and Internet Access on the African Content: Asymmetry and the Gender Digital Divide -- _t2. ICT, Womens Status, and Governance in Zimbabwe -- _t3. ICT, Womens Status, and Governance in Tanzania, 2010 and20152016 -- _t4. ICT, Womens Status, and Governance in Malawi, 2010 and20152016 -- _t5. ICT, Diffusion of Knowledge to Women, Gender Inclusive Governance, and Impacts on Womens Lives in Three African Nations -- _tConclusion -- _tReferences -- _tIndex -- _tReferences -- _tBiography
520	3		_aHow 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 phonesto the diffusion of knowledge and resultant better governance inAfrica, this book is an important read for scholars of politics and technology, gender and politics, and African Studies.
530			_aAlso available in print format.
650		0	_aWomen _zAfrica _xSocial conditions.
650		0	_aWomen's rights _zAfrica.
650		0	_aSex discrimination _zAfrica.
650		0	_aTelecommunication _zAfrica.
650		0	_aWomen _xPolitical activity _zAfrica.
650		0	_aSex discrimination.
650		0	_aTelecommunication.
650		0	_aWomen _xPolitical activity.
650		0	_aWomen _xSocial conditions.
650		0	_aWomen's rights.
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aafrica cell phones. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aafrica politics. _2bisacsh
650		7	_adigital africa. _2bisacsh
650		7	_agender africa. _2bisacsh
650		7	_amobile africa. _2bisacsh
655		0	_aElectronic books.
710	2		_aTaylor and Francis.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781138559363
830		0	_aRoutledge Studies on Gender and Sexuality in Africa.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780203712856 _zClick here to view.
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