Call for Papers – Special Issue: Gender and Educational Technology
Dear Reader,
The Editorial Team of the RIITE Journal is pleased to announce the launch of a call for papers for a special issue entitled ‘Gender and Educational Technology’. We hope to count on your support, both in submitting proposals and in publicising this call.
Below is the key information regarding the call for papers:
Co-editors:
Isabel Gutiérrez Porlán (isabelgp@um.es). Universidad de Murcia
Mireia Usart Rodríguez (mireia.usart@urv.cat). Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Isabel Mª Gómez Trigueros (isabel.gomez@ua.es). Universidad de Alicante
Technological development has transformed the ways in which we learn, communicate and participate in society. However, these transformations are not neutral; rather, they are shaped by power relations that reproduce structural inequalities, including gender inequalities, at the intersection with other axes of inequality such as social class, ethnicity, age, disability and geographical location.
The special issue on ‘Gender and Educational Technology’ of the Inter-University Journal of Research in Educational Technology (RIITE) aims to bring together contributions which, from a feminist, critical and intersectional perspective – understood as the analysis of the interaction between multiple axes of inequality in shaping digital educational experiences – analyse the role of technologies in shaping educational opportunities, identities and experiences. The aim is to highlight both the persistent gaps and forms of violence in digital environments and the practices, policies, technological designs and educational innovations that promote equality, inclusion and social justice.
This issue focuses on the need to rethink educational technology through approaches that integrate gender equality, critical digital literacy and women’s participation. It also aims to foster dialogue between research and educational practice, incorporating analyses that highlight how these inequalities intersect and give rise to differing experiences based on multiple social factors.
We invite the academic community and professionals from the third sector to submit papers that address, from different methodological perspectives and educational contexts, the intersections between gender and educational technology, thereby contributing to the creation of fairer, more inclusive and more democratic digital environments.
Thematic areas:
- The gender digital divide from an intersectional perspective: Inequalities in access to, use of and appropriation of technology. Gaps in digital skills and critical use of technology. Intersectional analysis (gender, class, age, ethnicity, rurality, disability). Digital exclusion and social justice.
- Feminist critical digital literacy: Developing digital competence from a feminist perspective. Critical thinking in the face of bias, stereotypes and
disinformation. Media education for equality. Open educational practices with a gender perspective.
- Gender and technology education: Inequalities in participation in STEAM fields. Gender socialisation and the shaping of career aspirations. Educational interventions using technology to promote equity. Female role models and inclusive education through technology.
- Technology, power and bias: A critical analysis of gender bias in algorithms and artificial intelligence. Technologies that reproduce or challenge inequalities. Feminist ethics in technological development
- Digital gender-based violence: Cyberviolence, harassment and hate speech. Symbolic and cultural violence in digital environments. Educational, preventative and intervention strategies.
- Digital identity, the body and representation: The construction of digital identities through a gender lens. Representations of the body and normative standards on social media. Digital visual culture and aesthetic pressure. Vulnerable groups and digital identity.
- Educational practices with a feminist perspective: Integrating a gender perspective into educational technology. Designing inclusive learning experiences. Critical and inclusive computational thinking.
- Policy, activism and digital citizenship: Public policies for equality in the digital sphere. Digital rights from a gender perspective. Cyberfeminism and online activism. Citizen participation, gender and social transformation.
Deadlines:
Deadline for submission of articles: 15 October 2026
Publication of the special issue: 1 December 2026
