WSIS Gender Caucus

The WSIS Gender Caucus is a multi-stakeholder group promoting gender integration and women's rights in the WSIS process. Read more...

PrepCom-2 of the Tunis phase, Geneva, Switzerland, 17-25 February 2005

The second meeting of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom-2 of the Tunis phase) was held in Geneva (Switzerland) from 17-25 February 2005.

Statement read to WSIS2 plenary by Anita Gurumurthy on financing the information by the Association for Progressive Communications, Bread for All, CRIS, Instituto del Tercer Mundo (ITeM), IT for Change and the Gender Caucus 17 February 2005

Statement of the Gender Caucus – Feb 18th 2005 World Summit on Information Society PrepCom2 - Geneva Magaly Pazello, of DAWN Network

Preliminary Report of the Working Group on Internet Governance submitted to the Preparatory Committee of the World Summit on the Information Society Geneva, 21 February 2005

Statement and Suggestions by the WSIS Gender Caucus concerning the Revised Chapter Two of the Operational Part as Proposed from the Chairman of the Sub-Committee (Addendum 1(Rev.1) to Document WSIS-II/PC-2/DOC/3-E) February 22, 2005

Second Africa Regional Preparatory Conference, Accra, Ghana, 2-4 February 2005

Representatives of the WSIS Gender Caucus were present at this Regional Conference. The Caucus was invited to give a presentation on "WSIS Gender Caucus: Promoting Gender in the Information Society" on the 30th January during the "Gender in the Information Society" breakout session of the Multi-stakeholder Partnership Pre-conference Workshop. More info...

ICT Policy and Gender Issues: Lessons from the past and home work for now

If there is any silver lining around the not-so-happy discussions on women and their access to gains from ICTs, it is in the fact that with respect to policy on ICTs, the story fortunately is almost identical to gender in relation to all other domains. All of us here who believe in women’s equality can take heart in the fact that a new script for engendering policy and engaging in advocacy for women’s rights thankfully need not be written. Read More...

Research Program: Engendering ICT Policy - Call for grant proposals

First round of small grants was made in October 2004 and a second call for proposals has now been launched.

Selected proposals in first round

How to apply for the second round of research grants

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Statement of the WSIS Gender Caucus to the Closing Plenary of the Summit. Geneva, December 12

The WSIS Gender Caucus addressed the closing Plenary of the World Summit to acknowledge that constructive proposals have been incorporated into the WSIS Declaration and to urge goverments to respect commitments made to gender equality during the Summit. Read more ...

Gender Caucus Events at WSIS 8-13 December 2003

In an attempt to make strategic and intellectual inputs at the Summit and with a special focus on development issues, the WSIS-GC is organising events centred around 3 tiers: a series of panel discussions, debates and roundtables; a multimedia exhibition showcasing materials on women’s participation and contributions and celebratory spaces celebrating women’s contribution to the Information Society. Read more…

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Advocacy & Lobbying

The mission of the WSIS Gender Caucus is lobbying and advocacy in support of gender integration and women's rights in the WSIS process. We have produced a number of position papers and advocacy briefs since our launch in May 2002. Read more.