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Invisible but ubiquitous: leveraging ICTs for development in gendered systems of exclusion - Nigeria and Cameroon

In: Handbook of Gender and Technology

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  • Patience Akpan-Obong

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Policies in many African countries often frame the role of women in the development process as an afterthought. This approach has the unintended consequences of casting women as objects of development. Development and feminist scholars seek to address this by focusing on institutional obstacles to women’s participation. This qualitative research moves beyond issues of obstacles to examine women’s transformative utilization of technologies despite the challenges. The focus on achievements and capabilities highlights women’s resilience in contexts of resource scarcity, invisibility and exclusion. Drawing from secondary research and personal interviews with women in Nigeria and Cameroon, the chapter traces the evolution of women’s interactions with technologies from the nascent stage as users of basic ICTs to the forefront as ICT entrepreneurs and developers. It showcases innovative practices by women in gendered systems of exclusion. The purpose is to inform research that frames African women as agents of development even as it acknowledges existing challenges.

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  • Patience Akpan-Obong, 2023. "Invisible but ubiquitous: leveraging ICTs for development in gendered systems of exclusion - Nigeria and Cameroon," Chapters, in: Eileen M. Trauth & Jeria L. Quesenberry (ed.), Handbook of Gender and Technology, chapter 3, pages 56-76, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:20299_3
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