http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/events/trauma_and_technology_the_role_of_ict_in_womens_safety_and_mental_health_interventions/
CDDRL Seminar Series
Trauma and Technology: The Role of ICT in Women’s Safety and Mental Health
Interventions
DATE AND TIME
February 27, 2014
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
AVAILABILITY
Open to the public
No RSVP required
SPEAKER
Revi Sterling, Ph.D. - Founder and Director at Information and Communication
Technology for Development (ICTD)
ABSTRACT
This talk is motivated by increased efforts in ICTD to lower rates of violence
against women (VAW) worldwide. Conventional wisdom in international development
often cites women’s advancement as the key factor in sustainable development
strategies, although overall, ICTD has historically done a poor job taking
women’s unique development concerns into account. However, new anti-rape and
anti-harassment ICT efforts combine gender and technology policy and activity,
and raise interesting questions about design, agency and ethics. This
discussion introduces these intersections as areas for future research and
development.
SPEAKER BIO
Revi Sterling is the founder and director of the first Information and
Communication Technology for Development (ICTD) professional master’s program
in the United States, a program that places equal emphasis on technology,
methodology, and development studies. Previously, Sterling worked at Microsoft
for 10 years where she spearheaded Microsoft Research’s efforts in gender
equity in computer science. She has served on the leading gender and technology
boards, and testified before the U.S. Congress about the need for more women in
the technical workforce. She moved into the field of ICTD to research the
impact of technology on women’s empowerment in underdeveloped communities. She
is most concerned on the “hidden” barriers to ICTD use and access. Some of
these topics include gender and power relations, development readiness,
community expectation management and systemic disempowerment. Her current
research explores the potential of ICT to establish and sustain mental health
interventions in remote communities with a history of trauma and isolation. She
is the recipient of the 2012 Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision award for
Social Impact.
LOCATION
Wallenberg Theater
Wallenberg Hall
450 Serra Mall, Building 160
Stanford, Ca 94305-2055
FSI CONTACT
Kathleen Barcos <kbar...@stanford.edu>
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