Information Communication Technology (ICT) for Women Empowerment: A Study on Systematic Review

Abstract

Women empowerment being a national and international goal, different projects have been implemented to literate women with ICT skills. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) enable mechanisms for increasing women's choices, expanding knowledge and enhancing the ability to participate in multifaceted empowerment. Women, especially in countries of developmental economies, lack the financial resources to access ICTs; even the ability to use those tools shows distinction based on social strata. This study looks at the avenues created by ICTs for women's empowerment in countries of developing economies from Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. It discusses the opportunities available for women through ICTs and the obstruction women face. The study has followed a systematic literature review method to evaluate the role of ICTs in empowering women. The systematic literature review method has used different papers with specific keywords deployed from individual to collective levels of empowerment. The holistic study focuses on various aspects of women's empowerment, and ICTs, including technology like CD-ROM, computer, mobile, and Internet, are given focus. The findings suggest that ICTs serve women's empowerment, but personal and social barriers are further divided into regions.