• Dr.Usha Daigavane

Women play an important role in various sectors such as economic, political, social, sports, educational, enterprising etc. Women are crucial part of Indian economy. Women can be empowered only if they are given education and made aware of their rights and hence they themselves prioritize their lives. Violence has to be completely eradicate from her life, then and only then can dream of empowerment becomes a reality. Women have to be given due respect in a society to have actual empowerment. The present study will discuss about the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on the women’s life in India. As we know, accessing to ICT can promote sustainable socio-economic development and develop the women’s life as a significant portion of the world’s population. Technology exists in a social world and when technology is considered under the social context, the issues of women become of interest. This paper will explore that the empowerment of women can help to build their capacity to get involved in decision making in better way to effective overcome in era of social, political and economic barriers as well as strengthening them to participate in to the same processes. The present research work will also prove that the women should not be considered as passive recipients of information and technology but as a developer. With the help of this trend, women can acquire information about new trends, their usage and knowledge they can explore to sell or develop their products/services by using new trends of E-commerce. Knowledge of internet also can upgrade the knowledge of women about political, economic and social situation of whole word.

Women empowerment, Information and Communication Technologies(ICT), E- commerce, Internet

"Women Empowerment through New Technology in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 10, page no.70-77, October-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRI006011.pdf

"Women Empowerment through New Technology in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 10, page no. pp70-77, October-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRI006011.pdf