New Learning Technologies: Promises and Prospects for Women

Recommendations

These recommendations are culled from the text of these proceedings, from the issues identified in the workshop discussions, and from the texts of the papers presented. They have been loosely grouped into four categories: Access, Opportunities, Quality of Learning and Impact on Women's Lives.

Access

1. Development of resources to help women to bridge gaps between older technologies and applications and newer ones
2. Training for women to be informed users of technology
3. Supporting women into leadership roles in their communities to affect decisions about where and what kind of technology is introduced
4. Lobbying government, particularly Industry Canada, to have women's access issues recognized and addressed
5. Lobbying various sectors to increase women's entry into fields of new technology (premiums for admitting women into programs, bursaries for individual women, tax breaks for hiring women or taking on female co-op students)
6. Establishment of a national clearing house of information and support for women using technology
7. Documentation and exploration of the needs of women most marginalized, including women with disabilities, young women, poor women, immigrant women and women of colour
8. Lobbying of institutions to increase women's access and involvement in areas related to technology, including decision making, programs, and use of on-site equipment
9. Documentation of women's achievements and pioneering in various areas of technology to provide models and inspiration to those new to the field and to record what has been accomplished
10. Establishment of a strong network and effective strategies to influence the production and uses of technologies in both the public and private sectors