Transcript The hand that rocks the cradle shakes the World.

Equal Opportunity for Women in a Knowledge-based
Society
Acknowledge,
Contribute,
Attribute
Mariam Fayez, [email protected]
Senior Media Executive,
Head of Equal Opportunity Unit
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
A Duty….
Contribute to the knowledge society
and actively participate in the
knowledge economy.
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Mariam Fayez, MCIT
May 26, 2004
Recognize…..
Bringing women into the mainstream
of development - ‘agenda setting’
 multiple roles of women
 Importance of mainstreaming
women’s contribution; and to ensure
improved the quality of contribution
through better education
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May 26, 2004
Commended efforts
Labor laws
 NCW awareness activities
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May 26, 2004
Partners for a Knowledge
Society
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Government
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Prioritization
• Decision making
• R&D
• Media
Civil Society
 Specialized institutions
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May 26, 2004
Partners for a knowledge
Society, cont.
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Civil society and specialized institutions
 Discover untapped potential
 When discovered, support it, nurture it
and promote it
 Spread the culture of ownership
(intellectual property rights)
Mariam Fayez, MCIT
May 26, 2004
Recommendations
Purposeful Media
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Marry gender and knowledge (mainstreamed) in media
Gather purposeful data on gender and equal opportunity
transmit valuable content through the media
Special Measures
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Highlight +ve benefits of S&T in other careers
Support systems
Networking
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May 26, 2004
Recommendations, cont.
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Empower Education and learning
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Distance education and e-learning
Opportunities for home-based to keep
abreast
Freedom of academic education
Teacher selection and training
Bridge Gender gap initiatives
Promote S&T culture
Brain-drain 2 brain-gain
Mariam Fayez, MCIT
May 26, 2004
Knowledge for Development
“The quality of education and the ability of
the people to use knowledge for socioeconomic development are the true wealth
of a nation.”
Sharifah Hapsah Shahabudin
President of the National Council of Women, Malaysia
presented at OIC Summit associated conference on S&T
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May 26, 2004
Role models
Issues and constraints
 Limited images for women contributors
 Career on-hold
Recommendations
 Document success stories
 Set accessible goals
 Fair treatment in work
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May 26, 2004
Promising signs
Increased use of ICT tools and
applications for diffusion of knowledge
 Government prioritization of ICT
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Egypt’s Information Society Initiative
Mariam Fayez, MCIT
May 26, 2004
“The hand that rocks the
cradle shakes the
World”.
Mahathir Mohamed
Former Prime Minister, Malaysia
Presenting the Supply Bill 2004