INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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This paper examines the study of women empowerment in information technology (IT) industry. India has become a dominant country in the IT industry globally. In the last decades, the industrial scope in India was dominated by the growth of agriculture and manufacturing sector. But in the last 10 years, especially after 2016, the IT sector started to play an important role in India's economic growth. Information technology is now a robust $60 billion industry. The IT sector is unique in terms of women's participation in the workforce. Every second new hire in the IT industry is now a woman. The e-Government initiative has also provided an opportunity for women empowerment by increasing women's access to information. It provides the same information for women as it does for men. This information is uncensored and goes without any distortion. Major players in the IT industry are now providing an environment to retain talented women in the workforce. To create a women-friendly work environment, leading companies now offer perks like lactation centers, additional maternity leave, housing schemes, nurseries and the option to relocate to a city of their choice in case of a husband transfer. It is not only a good HR practice but has become a survival asset for companies facing a talent crunch. Gender diversity is essential in business. Educated women have a significant gap in the traditional family, child rearing and socially oppressed lifestyle. The impact reduces the barriers of time and distance in organizing and managing business delivery services. A large proportion of outsourcing jobs go to women. The freedom to work from anywhere anytime can be a catalyst for economic independence and empowerment of women by increasing their additional income. According to National investment promotion & facilitation agency where shows that Today, of the 5 million professionals in the IT sector in India, about women. The article discusses the strengths, opportunities of information technology and the role it can play for women empowerment.
Keywords:
women empowerment, information technology,NOGs,Government.
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"A STUDY ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no.a865-a873, February-2024, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2402098.pdf
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2456-4184 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.76 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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