EMPOWERING WOMEN IN THE 21st CENTURY

Abstract

Multiplication of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has outstandingly been assuming a
fundamental role in women empowerment and financial inclusion in India in the progressing system of financial changes.
The study follows Descriptive research design. The sample consisted of people located in Chennai and its surroundings.
The researcher adopted structured questionnaire to collect the responses from the respondents. The main objective of the
study was to understand the impact of ICT on women empowerment. Suitable hypotheses were framed and tested to
support the study findings. Both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to analyze the responses. This
paper further makes an investigate the job of ICT activities in engaging women, the issues and prospects of such
activities, lastly offers proposals for significant utilization of ICT for women empowerment.