In:
International Communication Gazette, SAGE Publications, Vol. 69, No. 4 ( 2007-08), p. 335-353
Abstract:
/ This study analyses Voice for Humanity's (VFH) Sada initiative to promote women's rights, citizen participation and civic education during the Afghan parliamentary elections in 2005. A qualitative assessment was conducted to gain an in-depth understanding of how Afghan women, in particular, utilized the Sada device. This research, positioned within current literature on information communication technology (ICT) and gender, views the Sada device — a solar-powered digital audio player (similar to an MP3 player) — as an ICT. Universally, women have unequal access to ICTs, yet the findings of this study suggest that projects such as this one in Afghanistan can play a powerful role in promoting women's rights. The findings reiterate that information dissemination, spurred by a suitable technology, can lead to family and community dialog. Such dialog, coupled with a more enabling environment for women's concerns, can contribute to women's empowerment and realization of women's human rights.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1748-0485
,
1748-0493
DOI:
10.1177/1748048507079006
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2007
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1484883-1
SSG:
3,5
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