Have a HEART in Gujarat: Another step for mobile use to fight gender-based violence?

by Ronda Zelezny-Green On Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 Blog

Back in March I co-authored a blog post with Sarah Johns about the proliferation of mobile-based tools to aid women when they are facing gender-based violence. Spurred in part by a rash of globally publicized rape incidents involving women and … Continue reading

ITU offers support of Gender & Mobile Learning Webinar

by Ronda Zelezny-Green On Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 Blog, Uncategorized

RT @glam_leo: our #GirlsinICT Day 2013 event is a webinar on #gender & #mLearning bit.ly/10wgaQo #post2015 #MDGmomentum — ITU (@ITU) April 8, 2013   It is with great pleasure that I announce that the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has offered … Continue reading

Chilli powder and mobile apps: how safe do girls feel in the city?

by Ronda Zelezny-Green On Friday, March 8th, 2013 Blog

This is a co-researched post with international girl advocate phenom Sarah Johns who works for Plan International. With this post we recognise that today is International Women’s Day and that much remains to be done to ensure that women and girls … Continue reading

Announcing the bi-monthly Gender and Mobiles newsletter

by Ronda Zelezny-Green On Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 Blog

I am very proud to introduce the Gender and Mobiles newsletter! This bi-monthly newsletter will serve as a space to learn more about the ways that gender, mobiles and mobile learning intertwine, in addition to highlighting existing and emerging work … Continue reading

Guest post: Girl geeks and boys’ toys: The digital gender divide

by Ronda Zelezny-Green On Monday, February 4th, 2013 Blog

For February I am sharing a guest post on the blog written by Sarah Johns, an academic colleague I know from Royal Holloway, University of London. Sarah works for Plan International and is presently completing the MSc in Practising Sustainable … Continue reading

Designing Mobiles for Women: Why Pitting Mangos vs. Ice Cream Sandwiches Doesn’t Make Sense*

by Ronda Zelezny-Green On Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 Blog

Last month, Wayan Vota of ICT Works shared a thought-provoking blog post that struck a chord with me. He questioned the necessity of the GSMA mWomen Design Challenge given that an effective and simple approach to teaching women literacy with … Continue reading

Blog Journey Kickoff: ICT4D and introducing G.L.a.M.!

by Ronda Zelezny-Green On Monday, December 3rd, 2012 Blog

Welcome to my blog!!! When thinking about the themes this blog should consider, I decided to combine my interest in reflecting on the triumphs, debates, and follies of ICT4D with my passion for all aspects of the increasingly important and … Continue reading