Testosterone supplementation and the gender divide

More men use ICTs than women globally. This is not because there are more men than women globally. Rather, it is because of social, economic and cultural challenges that work against the adoption of ICTs by women. In this chapter, public demand aggregation of ICT content is promoted as a means of bridging the ICT gender gap. The argument presented here is; the promotion of useful e-government service(s) in a country will enable equal adoption of ICTs by both men and Women. The argument for content is inspired by the examples proposed in this chapter as well as a synthesis of results from the Ghana Wireless Project and a research visit to Jaribu and Kerege in Tanzania. This chapter concludes, that the adoption of mandatory national e-government initiatives will result in more women identifying other uses of ICTs in other areas of their lives, spurring sustainable adoption of ICTs.

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The dyslexia pioneers and the gender divide

Dyslexia and Gender Bias ◽

10.4324/9780429030130-3 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 30-46

Author(s):

Diane Montgomery

Keyword(s):

Gender Divide

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Men battering as the new form of domestic violence? A pastoral care perspective from the Kenyan context

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies ◽

10.4102/hts.v71i3.2795 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 71 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Julius Gathogo

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Holistic Approach ◽

Collective Responsibility ◽

Gender Based Violence ◽

Philosophical Approach ◽

Gender Divide ◽

Ancient Times ◽

New Form ◽

Gender Based ◽

Shed Light

The article sets out to show that gender-based violence is no longer restricted to ‘women by men’. Rather society must appreciate that gender battering is a reality across the gender divide, particularly in the 21st century Africa. In its methodology, the article has engaged a theo-philosophical approach that involves a social, religious, and a cultural analytical approach. The materials are gathered primarily after interviewing the staff and students from Kenyatta University, Mombasa Campus, and some selected people from the campus surroundings who were consulted orally. To this end, a questionnaire was released in June and July 2012 where about 200 respondents from across the various counties of Kenya were called upon to shed light on men battering in Kenya. In particular, some of the questions that were posed included: Has battering of men by women been part of our African societies from ancient times or is it a new phenomenon? Statistically, who are battered more men or women? How does domestic violence against men manifest itself? What causes it? Why does it sound new to our society? What can we do about it? The article rests on the premise that even though battering of women is more explicit, men battering by women, which takes many forms, has been there for quite some time, albeit unreported. By taking a holistic approach hence ‘collective responsibility’ across the gender divide, the society can be healed from all forms of gender-based violence.

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