"Therefore I am looking for papers, books, etc. that deal with gender+it and aspects of marketing, hci/usability." The Development Gateway has published a highlight on Gender and ICT in developing nations: http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/133831/sdm/docview?docid=347061 see also: http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/133831/sdm/docview?docid=622821 The ICT4D Topic page of the Gateway lists 190 resources on the topic: http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/133831/browser/?keyword%5flist=277008 &country%5flist=0 John Daly http://www.geocities.com/stconsultant http://stconsultant.blogspot.com