Information and Communication Technology (ICT): A Game Changer in Women's Empowerment
Preeti Sharma, Abhilasha Sankari, Jumana Barwaniwala, Khushboo Jaiswal · 2015
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is recognized all over the country as an effective tool in growth of economic activities and also in developing human resources. It has been a game changer in empowering the women in India. This paper discovers the major difficulties and challenges that women in India are facing regarding Information technology and proposes some strategies to overcome these challenges resulting in women's empowerment. From the perspective of developing country like India, enabling technologies to empower women could be a turning point in country's progress if applied properly. Information technologies encompasses resources and technologies tools to store, create and manage information wisely. With the awareness of Information and communication technologies today, women are able to address issues and widen their activities well that was not earlier possible for them.Our article also throw lights of varies organizations in India that are constantly working on women's