Abstract

This article presents findings from research on women’s lived experiences with technology in refugee resettlement. Participants include focus group discussions with 22 refugee women and interviews with 26 staff from refugee serving organizations in Washington state. We adopt a feminist socio-technical approach and draw on feminist and transformative methodologies. The research engaged participants in discussions about technology including ICTs, household appliances, transportation technology, and financial services such as ATMs. From our findings, we consider how women learn technology and learn to navigate three socio-technical ecosystems in everyday life: (1) the resettlement process (2) public daily life, and (3) home and community.

摘要

本文介绍了难民安置中妇女使用技术的生活经历的研究结果。参与者包括与 22 名难民妇女进行焦点小组讨论以及对华盛顿州难民服务组织的 26 名工作人员进行采访。我们采用女权主义社会技术方法，并借鉴女权主义和变革性方法论。该研究让参与者就信息通信技术、家用电器、交通技术和自动柜员机等金融服务等技术进行了讨论。根据我们的研究结果，我们考虑了女性如何学习技术并学会驾驭日常生活中的三个社会技术生态系统：（1）重新安置过程（2）公共日常生活，以及（3）家庭和社区。