ICT and employment promotion among poor women: How can we make it happen? Some reflections on Kerala's experience

P. Mohanan Pillai and N. Shanta
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Abstract: This paper deals with the integration of gender in policies relating to information and communication technology to empower socially excluded poor women as producers of this technology. In this context, this paper examines an interventionist ICT policy undertaken by Kudumbasree (an innovative women based participatory programme) to empower poor women .The central part of the investigation is a survey of Kudumbasree supported micro enterprises scattered across the state to understand the nature and characteristics of the enterprises, activity pattern and performance parameters. The analysis of the paper is divided into two parts. First part deals with the structure and performance of women led enterprises and the second deals with issues relating to women, work and welfare....

Keywords: Women; Employment; Kudumbasree; Poverty alleviation; self help groups (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 J16 J23 L63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 45 pages
Date: 2008-02
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