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Women and access to ICT: A case study of India

Author(s) -

Agarwal Ranjana,

Gunjan Malhotra

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

african journal of business management

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1993-8233

DOI - 10.5897/ajbm2013.7306

Subject(s) - information and communications technology , workforce , business , key (lock) , economic growth , emerging technologies , marketing , political science , economics , computer science , artificial intelligence , law , computer security

Women account for a sizeable number of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) workforce in India. This paper makes an attempt to find out women’s status in emerging areas of IT in India. This paper firstly tries to find out factors affecting women’s access to ICT education in India. It also tries to find out factors affecting participation in ICT employment. The paper addresses issues regarding IT education availability for all women. Policy recommendations are given regarding women participation in IT sector. Key words: Women, information and communication technologies (ICT), access to ICT, IT workforce.

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