This paper deals with the integration of gender in policies relating to information and communication technology to empower socially excluded poor women as producers of this technology.

Violence is generally interpreted as physical, sexual and mental abuse of individuals.

In 1994, ICPD stressed gender equity as a precondition for health and development while affirming the need to address women's subordination in reproductive health programs. However, those responsible for implementing these broad goals still struggle with how to operationalise gender-aware approac