Akingbade, Luisa O. (2019) EMPOWERING WOMEN IN RURAL AREAS THROUGH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR SOCIO�ECONOMIC GROWTH. In: 1st National Conference of WITED, Ilaro Chapter, August 13-16, 2019, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.
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Information has become the principal determinant of the progress of nations, communities and individuals. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a wonderful tool which benefits all spectrums of people in the world and reach millions of people every day. ICT play various roles in empowering the women such as offering entrepreneurial opportunity, breaking isolation, providing linkages to inputs and markets, assisting small and medium size business, reducing poverty, and illiteracy and improving income and savings of rural women. There is a potential for ICTs to purge gender discrimination and to empower women in society. But with science, technological innovations and socio-economic changes, women, even rural women, are progressively starting to utilize various kinds of technological instruments. Amongst the various kinds of ICTs the cell/ mobile phone, internet and computer system have reached a significant place. These technologies are providing knowledge, economic independence, social security, social networks and self-confidence to women in rural areas, mainly young girls seeking employment opportunities and working in small and medium level towns. An attempt has been made in this paper to explore women’s empowerment through ICTs in rural areas. The problems affecting use of ICT devices include absence and erratic supply of electricity, lack of ICT skills, low level of awareness and so on. Government should provide basic amenities to the rural dwellers to improve their socio-economic well-being, especially in the area of ICT.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email [email protected] |
| Date Deposited: | 28 May 2021 15:32 |
| Last Modified: | 28 May 2021 15:32 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1418 |
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