ICTs and the computerised Hijab: Women's experiences of ICT in the UAE

Shahper Vodanovich; Cathy Urquhart

doi:10.1002/j.1681-4835.2017.tb00608.x

ICTs and the computerised Hijab: Women's experiences of ICT in the UAE

Shahper Vodanovich, Cathy Urquhart

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This paper discusses a grounded theory study of women's experience of ICTs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). We were particularly interested in whether their gender, and the society in which they live, affected that experience. We identify three themes, ICT Use, Gender Perspective and UAE Society which together constitute an emergent theory of Women's ICT experience in the UAE. We conclude by engaging the emergent theory with individual differences theory. Our findings show that ICT use in the UAE is a profoundly gendered experience, shaped by the Islam based society in which the women live.

Original language	English
Article number	8
Journal	Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries
Volume	82
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2017.tb00608.x
Publication status	Published - 2017 Sept
Externally published	Yes

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Gender Studies

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Arab world
Individual differences
Women ICT

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ICTs and the computerised Hijab: Women's experiences of ICT in the UAE

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