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Women Empowerment in India: Are We on the Right Track?
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Author(s): Monika Agarwal (Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indore, India), Ramji Nagariya (CHRIST University (Deemed), Bangalore, India), Bharat Singh Patel (Thiagarajar School of Management, India), Priyanshu Sharma (Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Jaipur, India), Manish Mohan Baral (GITAM School of Business, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India)and Subhodeep Mukherjee (GITAM School of Business, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 20
Source title:
ICT as a Driver of Women’s Social and Economic Empowerment
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Pankaj Dhaundiyal (CHRIST University (Deemed), India)and Sana Moid (Amity University, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6118-1.ch015
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Abstract
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have attracted the continued attention of national governments, international bodies, private organizations, civil societies, and NGOs. ICT has the potential to act as an influential method for promoting gender equality and social-economic and political empowerment of women. The chapter describes a number of ICT-backed initiatives in different countries targeted towards various concerns of women such as health, education, violence, governance, income, etc. It demonstrates the ability of ICT for empowering women especially those belonging to the marginalized group. This chapter examines the key challenges including technical, social, and economic to the usage of ICT for women's development as well as suggests initiatives for initiatives for national governments, policy makers, and organizations focusing on the issue of women empowerment.
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