research proposal

Brief outline detailing the proposed topic and question you will address for your Research Paper (1-2 pages), including an indicative bibliography / list of resources you will consult (1 page).

Total 3 pages

Use some source from required reading and list of Additional Resources of Internet

Required Readings

• O’Donnell, A. and Sweetman, C. (2018) Introduction: Gender, development and ICTs, Gender & Development 26(2): 217-229.

• Baker, S. (2018) ‘We want that for ourselves’: how girls and young women are using ICTs to counter violence and demand their rights, Gender & Development 26(2): 283-297.

• DasGupta, T. (2012) How Cell Phones are Empowering Women in the Developing World. USAID Blog, March 26th. https://blog.usaid.gov/2012/03/how-cell-phones-are-empowering-women-in-the-developing-world/

• Handapangoda, W. and Kumara, A. (2017) The World at Her Fingertips?: Examing the Empowerment Potential of Mobile Phones among Poor Housewives in Sri Lanka, Gender, Technology and Development 17(3): 361-385.

Recommended / Additional Readings of Interest

• Muir-Bouchard, S. (2018) Using digital technology to engage and mobilise young people to end violence in intimate relationships: lessons from Bolivia, Gender & Development 26(2): 341-358.

• Titus, D. (2018) Social media as a gateway for young feminists: lessons from the #IWillGoOut campaign in India, Gender & Development 26(2): 231-248.

Additional Resources of Interest

• Gender and Development http://www.genderanddevelopment.org/: contains up-to-date news and resources in the field of gender and development policy and practice.

• Overseas Development Institute https://www.odi.org/: a great deal of resources that pertain to gender and development which can be filtered according to theme and region of interest.

• The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/global-development: Recent news in Global Development. Includes podcast.

• Social Protection http://socialprotection.org/: great resource for social policy news and information. Includes webinars.

• UN Women http://www.unwomen.org/en

• World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/ o https://data.worldbank.org/: Free and open access to global development data, including: country, development indicator, project and operation- level data

• US Aid https://www.usaid.gov/

• OECD-DAC http://www.oecd.org/dac/