Kate Smith reports on efforts to help women get skilled
up on using the internet. Women in Northern Ireland were often left behind when
it came to new technology.
On International Women's Day 1998, a women's group try
out the burgeoning technology in an educational workshop. The aim is to
introduce the group to the potential offered by the internet and to help them
connect with other women locally and internationally. The organiser hopes to
help reduce the isolation many women feel when it came to knowledge of the
internet. Women from all over the world - from Spain to China as well as
Northern Ireland - are attending the workshop.
This is a fascinating
look at the early days of a technology that has become a vital part of everyday
life.