Gender sensitivity and the drive for IT: Lessons from the NetCorps Jordan project

Ethics and Information Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 131-142

  Wheeler, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Gender; Information technology; Jordan; Sustainable livelihoods

Indexed keywords

ARAB COUNTRIES; DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC LIFE; GENDER; GRASS ROOTS; JORDAN; SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 33750980438     PISSN: 13881957     EISSN: 15728439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10676-006-9122-2     Document Type: Article

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