"How are women using the information superhighway?", The Tribune Newsletter, showcasing a study from the WNSP

The Women's Networking Support Program of APC conducted a survey on women's experiences with electronic networking. Early results are from 30 countries in Africa (Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Zimbabwe), Asia and the Pacific (Australia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines), Eastern Europe (Croatia, Russia Federation, Ukraine), Western Europe (Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK), Latin America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay), Western Asia (Jordan) and North America (Canada and United States). Initial findings indicated that women are increasingly active in using electronic communications, and that many tools such as E-mail have become a routine part of their day-to-day communications activity. Increasingly, women are experimenting with on-line conferences, mailing lists and web sites. At the same time, the survey showed that women continue to face barriers in using the information superhighway, such as lack of training and the high cost of equipment and, in some places, of getting connected.