The book deals with how ICT has emerged as a key driver of economic and social development in India touching the lives of men and women in different ways. It discusses the potential of information and communications technology in empowering women in India. It provides a national perspective of macro issues in gender growth and development. It presents a critical analysis of the role of ICT in the development of the embroidery sector dominated by marginalised workers from Dalit and Muslim communities in the national capita region. The objective is to show how ICT can help in bringing about increased access to resources that can enable women to gain a voice. The work discusses the role of ICT in generating awareness on matters like starting profitable enterprises and disseminating a vision of women through the mass media. The focus of the study is women of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the minority community.
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