Gender Equality & New Technologies
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Gender Equality and New TechnologiesMarch 2009
Biotechnology refers to techniques that use living organisms or substances to make or modify a product for practical uses. Agricultural biotechnology includes both agricultural production and processing, using technological approaches such as plant breeding and genetic engineering or modification. |
NanotechnologyMarch 2009
‘Nanotechnology’ literally means technology that is very small. One nanometer is onebillionth of a meter or the width of about 5 atoms.‘Nanotechnology’ refers to technology that takes place at this very tiny, sub-atomic level in robotics, chemistry, physics, information and communication technology, and molecular biology. Why is nanotechnology so revolutionary? Because at the nano-scale all matter is the same. All things, both living and non-living, are |
Facing the Challenges of New Reproductive TechnologiesMarch 2009
Facts and Issues, No 8. June 2004 The realization of women's sexual and reproductive health and rights, including ensuring access to appropriate reproductive technologies, has been a cornerstone in the fights for women's human rights and freedoms. This primer is a guide to the current debates on new reproductive technologies (NRTs), how they are changing political landscapes, and their potential effects on women's human rights. |
Why New Technology is a Women's Rights IssueMarch 2009
Facts and Issues, No.7, May 2004 New technologies impact women’s lives all over the world. This is transforming our work for gender equality and presenting new challenges to women’s rights and sustainable development. This primer will explore the complex ways new technologies affect women’s rights and their place in a global agenda for gender justice. |
Digital Dangers: Information and Communication Technologies and Trafficking in WomenMarch 2009
Spotlight, No. 6. June 2005 A 19-year-old is filmed by her 30-year-old lover while they have sex. They break up, and years later, without her consent, the video hits the internet. Suddenly, the woman’s image is crossing the world, making some people a lot of money in the process. Is this trafficking? The woman herself hasn’t been transported across any international boundaries – but her image has. |