Author questions how it is possible to provide the means to groups of women who are carrying economic, social, cultural and political alternatives to make their practices, their experiences and their know-how visible in the context of liberal communications.
Author explores ways in the context of liberal communications to provide the means to groups of women who are carrying economic, social, cultural and political alternatives to make their practices, their experiences and their know-how visible. She looks for possibilities to break men and women inequalities and for ways in which ICTs can arm resistance. Author also examines how it is possible to articulate gender concepts and philosophies with free software and that free concept respond to gender needs and vice versa.
The World is a powerful institution steering the international development agenda and stimulating policy reforms that important implications for the day-to-day lives of women and men in developing countries. In this article a description of the World Bank, its governance structure and its new gender mainstreaming strategy. It concludes with some action suggestions for gender equality advocates.