The exploration of how gender affects the access, use, and development of technology, and the implications for gender equality and women's empowerment.
Gender and technology: An introduction to the relationship between gender and technology and how this impacts the design, production, and use of technology.
Feminist theory: An overview of feminist theory and how it informs research on gender and technology, including intersectionality and the politics of representation.
Critical race theory: A theoretical framework used to analyze how race intersects with gender and technology, and how this impacts access to and use of technology.
Power and agency: An examination of power dynamics and agency related to access to technology, including how technology can be used as a tool for empowerment or control.
Gendered divisions of labor: An exploration of how technological advancements in different fields have led to gendered divisions of labor, with certain fields being dominated by men or women.
Gender biases in technology design: An analysis of how gender biases can inform technology design and limit its accessibility to certain groups.
Digital privacy: An examination of how digital technologies impact privacy and security related to gender and sexuality, and how these issues are intertwined with other forms of social inequality.
LGBTQ+ issues: A discussion of how technology can be used to support LGBTQ+ communities, but can also be used to discriminate against them.
Cyberbullying and harassment: A look at how gender-based cyberbullying and harassment is a significant issue and how technology can both perpetuate and fight against it.
Health and technology: A review of the role of technology in healthcare, including gender disparities in medical treatment and access to health-related technologies.
Digital labor: An exploration of how technology is used in the gig economy and how this impacts gendered divisions of labor and economic inequality.
Online activism: An analysis of how digital technologies are used to mobilize and engage in social and political activism related to gender issues.
Artificial intelligence: An overview of the intersection between gender and artificial intelligence, including how gender biases can be integrated into AI and its impact on gendered divisions of labor.
The digital divide: A look at how access to digital technologies impacts social and economic inequality, and how this intersects with gender.
Virtual reality: A discussion of how virtual reality can be used to create more inclusive environments and tackle issues related to gender-based discrimination and harassment.