Call for Applications: Re-Wiring Women's Rights Debates in the Digital Age

[Ajmalkhan]

Call for Applications: Re-Wiring Women's Rights Debates in the Digital Age


What are the stakes for gender justice in the digital age?

How can we deepen democracy in the age of technology- and data- driven
governance?

Why do we need to move beyond 'access' in 'ICTs for women's empowerment'?

If these questi ons interest you, you may like to apply for

the Short Course on

Re-Wiring Women's Rights Debates in the Digital Age

12th-14th September, 2014

IT for Change announces a 3 day course on gender, governance and
technology in the Indian context, that is open to young research
scholars in the social and political sciences, and change-makers
working in the areas of women's rights and social justice, based in
India.

The course will open up a space for dialogue and deliberation, where
participants can interact with senior policy makers, leading feminist
scholars and practitioners with extensive experience in the areas of
community informatics and community media, to identify critical
concerns for democracy, accountable governance and gender justice in
the digital age.

All participants will receive a full scholarship that covers costs of
travel and stay for the course. The course has 20 seats.

To apply, please send us your CV (with date of birth and contact
details) and a 500-word statement on why you want to participate in
the course to itfc.comm...@gmail.com, with the subject line
'Women's Rights Course'.


Last date for receipt of applications: 20th July 2014

Partners: ANANDI and Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan

Supported by: International Development Research Centre and UN Women
Fund for Gender Equality

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Thanks
Sincerely.



Ajmal khan
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Deonar, Mumbai.
400088.