Feminist Challenges in the Information Age

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-11

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Christiane Floyd, Govind Kelkar, Silvie Klein-Franke, Cheris Kramarae, Cirila P. Limpangog

      Pages 13-15

3. Building International Learning Communities

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-18

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   2. The Challenges of Building ifu

      • Christiane Floyd, Silvie Klein-Franke

      Pages 19-36

   3. Students’ Motivations for Joining ifu

      • Christiane Floyd

      Pages 37-39

   4. The Experience of Living ifu

      • Govind Kelkar, Cheris Kramarae, Cirila P. Limpangog

      Pages 41-51

   5. Revising Sisterhood: from Unity to Affinity

      • Sabina Mihelj

      Pages 53-66

   6. Linguistic Expressions Connecting Women Across Cultures

      • Dorcas Mofoluwake Akande

      Pages 67-74

4. Gendering Information Technology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-76

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   2. Cross-Cultural Cooperation in Designing Information Resources

      • Mona El Tobgui, Judith Gregory, Djesika Amendah, Zubeeda Banu Quraishy, Tone Bratteteig, Khatuna Dzotsenidze et al.

      Pages 77-89

   3. Bringing Gender Issues to Technology Design

      • Tone Bratteteig

      Pages 91-105

   4. Women in Computing

      • Marsha Woodbury

      Pages 107-117

   5. Technological Change and Cultural Ceilings

      • Govind Kelkar

      Pages 119-131

5. Enhancing Communication

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-134

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   2. Cyberfeminism Crossover: Talking about Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Experiences

      • Jutta Weber, Irene Aterido, Iskra Dimitrova, Claudia Draude, Miriam Engelhardt, Monika Graus et al.

      Pages 135-146

   3. Spinning at Computers

      • Antje Eske, Tatjana Beer

      Pages 147-160

   4. Imaginative Visualizations: Enriching Women’s Workplace Skills

      • Ina Wagner

      Pages 161-174

   5. Performing Borders: Gender and Technology in Diasporic Culture

      • Ursula Biemann, Berta Jottar

      Pages 175-185

6. Supporting Cooperative, Interactive Learning

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-188

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   2. A Culture of Cooperation: Making the Journey the Destination

      • Lisa Link, Therona Moodley, Heike Pienkoss, Sara Sanchez Mera, Birgit Thies, Joyce Agalo et al.

      Pages 189-202

In the last three decades, women's intervention in the social and natural sci­ ences, in medicine and technology has introduced new paradigms. We have to admit that it takes time and energy to influence these fields in a feministic way. Women do not only work for the growth of knowledge, but also for the trans­ formation of knowledge systems. This book is about using knowledge for action in an interdisciplinary effort focussing on information as a social resource. Women's approach to the information age is different, as becomes visible in this book: Women's scholarly explorations include not only developing technol­ ogy, but also improving communication and networking, as well as supporting democratic processes by taking advantage of the tremendous technological op­ tions. I am convinced that this approach is vital for living the information soci­ ety, and that it will also make fields relating to information technology more at­ tractive to women. This book is the outcome of the Project Area INFORMATION of the Interna­ tional Women's University (ifo) held at the University of Hamburg in the sum­ mer 2000. As the Deputy Minister for Science and Research of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg I was responsible for promoting this study program. The international gathering of 150 participants was a most exciting event. The experience of ifo has enriched me as a scientist, as a feminist and as a politician.

• Computer
• Design
• Internet
• Nation
• communication
• democracy
• education
• evaluation
• gender
• globalization
• information technology
• interdependence
• knowledge
• service

Christiane Floyd, Professor and Head of the Software Engineering Group at the Informatics Department, University of Hamburg;
Govind Kelkar, Ph.D. in Political Economy, Professor of History and Gender and Development Studies, Consultant for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO);
Silvie Klein-Franke, Ph.D. Immunobiology/Biochemistry; further education in affirmative action;
Cheris Kramarae, Professor, Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon;
Cirilia P. Limpangog, B.Sc. Mass Communication, Master in Public Administration, post graduate fellow in Germany on 'Gender and Corruption'.

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