A new era for women? Some reflections on blind spots of ICT-based development projects for women's entrepreneurship and empowerment. (4th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Güney-Frahm, Irem
• Is Part Of: Gender, technology and development. Volume 22:Number 2(2018)
• Page Start: 130
• Page End: 144
• Publication Date: 2018-05-04
• Subjects: Female Entrepreneurship -- international development policy -- e-commerce -- women's empowerment -- ICT -- gender equality; Sex role -- India -- Periodicals; Sex role -- Periodicals; Women in development -- India -- Periodicals; Women in development -- Periodicals; Women -- Effect of technological innovations on -- India -- Periodicals; Women -- Effect of technological innovations on -- Periodicals; 305.42095405
• DOI: 10.1080/09718524.2018.1506659
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0971-8524

Abstract

Abstract: This article deals with women's empowerment through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in development projects. In paying special attention to female visibility in the public sphere and to women's marginalization in the labor market, the article analyzes the shortcomings in ICT-related projects' conceptualization; in particular in those projects that employ ICT to support female entrepreneurship in the name of women's empowerment. It presents theoretical, methodological and ethical arguments for a feminist engagement with contemporary trends in development policy.