The connection between female literacy and technology adoption in rural societies: Exploring female literacy and technology adoption for promoting the usage of water-based toilets in India

Pooja Bhardwaj, Rainy Gupta, J.P. Shukla, Deepti Mishra, Manish Mudgal and Sudhir Sitaram Amritphale

Technology in Society, 2017, vol. 50, issue C, 44-49

Abstract: •This paper explores the relationship between female literacy and technology adoption in rural India.•This qualitative research applies social cognitive theory to explain the relationship.•Factors which influence appropriate low-tech adoption to facilitate development are explained.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2017.03.008

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