*Compares progress of women to the promises of the Millennium Development Goals *Shows civil society's efforts to promote gender equality *Graphs out comprehensive and comparative data *Recommends new techniques to track progress more clearly This book explores the challenges of tracking and... More Info

* Multidisciplinary, with authors widely recognized as experts on issues of gender and technology in the developing world * Focuses on ICTs and economic empowerment of women in developing countries Cinderella or Cyberella: what is the future for women in the knowledge society? Cyberella is fluent... More Info

* An issues-based approach to global change from a Southern perspective * A popular introductory text on contemporary development issues * A great companion to John Isbister "s Promises Not Kept * Replete with illustrative case studies In this era of rapid globalization, increasing poverty and... More Info