******************** CALL FOR PAPERS ******************
3rd European Symposium on Gender & ICT: Working for Change
Feb 1st 2005
Weston Conference Centre, UMIST Manchester UK
For further details see http://ict.open.ac.uk/gender/
Following the success of the Gender and ICT symposia in Amsterdam (2003) =
and Brussels (2004) we invite you to come to Manchester and continue the =
networking and discussions begun at these two events, and to highlight =
the conclusions of the JIVE transnational partnership.
This year the focus will be on work and education to reflect the main =
priorities of the sponsoring partners. However we are interested in and =
welcome papers about research in related areas of Gender and ICT. The =
symposium aims to be a meeting point for researchers from different =
disciplines and research schools and we welcome research on women's =
work, careers and education in ICT and other branches of science, =
engineering and technology.
We invite ABSTRACTS on (but not limited to) the following themes
- Gender, technology and work : women's work in computing and ICT =
including IT and new media industries as well as the Science, =
Engineering and Technology sectors; issues of promotion, career =
progression and work-life balance
- Power, gender and identity in the workplace: gender and =
organisational cultures; influence of ICT in the workplace, =
domestication of ICT's when the workplace is the home.
- Gender and ICT policy issues : inclusion and exclusion, influences of =
national ICT strategies, globalisation and work in the IT sector.
- Education : research related to practical initiatives to support =
women learners as well as theoretical perspectives; teaching and =
learning using ICT; gender and e-learning; gendered ways of learning =
technology including learning styles and pedagogies; design of ICTs in =
education
IMPORTANT DATES:
The deadline for abstracts (max. 500 words) is Oct 1st 2004.
Notification of acceptance by November 15th 2004.
Abstracts and any enquiries to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dr. Els Rommes
assistent professor Gender, ICT and Pedagogy
KUN, OFI
Montessorilaan 3, A 05
6525 HR Nijmegen
the Netherlands
http://www.socsci.kun.nl/ped/whp/rommes.html
0031243612506
