Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are emerging as a powerful tool for women empowerment in a developing country like India. The advancement of ICTs has brought new opportunities for both knowledge sharing and knowledge gathering for both women and men. To the extent that the global community can reach heretofore unconnected individuals, families, and populations to better understand their needs and challenges. Several reports have also discussed opportunities for women empowerment through ICT, e.g. through education and knowledge creation, poverty alleviation and employment generation. But there is a high degree of illiteracy inhibits use of ICT. Women especially in developing countries, lacks financial resources to purchase hardware, software and to connect to the internet. They also lack sufficient computer education and training facilities to develop the needed competencies to seize the opportunities opened up by ICTs. Therefore the step need is to open up doors of access for women to ICT with user friendly system and relevant indigenous content. This paper looks at the avenues created by ICT enabled networking processes for women's empowerment. It highlights the opportunities available for women empowerment through ICTs; the barriers face by women and suggest ways to improve the conditions leading to women empowerment through ICTs.
ICT, women empowerment, employment, entrepreneur, e-governance
