1. Gender Differences in the Perception and Use of E-Mail: An Extension to the Technology Acceptance Model

This study extends the TAM model (Davis 1989) and the SPIR addendum (Straub 1994) by adding gender to an IT diffusion model. The technology acceptance model (TAM) has been widely studied in IS research as an explana- tion of the use of information systems across IS types and nationalities. While this line of 1Robert Zmud was the accepting senior editor for this paper. research has found significant cross-cultural differences, it has ignored the effects of gen- der, even though in socio-linguistic research, gender is a fundamental aspect of culture.

2. Gender equality and women's empowerment: a critical analysis of the third Millennium Development Goal

This article discusses the third Millennium Development Goal (MDG), on gender equality and women's empowerment. It explores the concept of women's empowerment and highlights ways in which the indicators associated with this Goal - on education, employment, and political participation - can contribute to it.