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[Abstract] ICTs, gender and development: women in software production in Kerala
Article Abstract
Online ISSN: 1099-1328 Print ISSN: 0954-1748
Journal of International Development
Volume 14, Issue 1, 2002. Pages: 39-50
(Special Issue: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTs) AND
DEVELOPMENT . Issue Edited by Richard Heeks.)
Published Online: 15 Jan 2002
Research Article
ICTs, gender and development: women in software production in Kerala
Shoba Arun, Thankom Arun *
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ulster at Jordanstown
email: Thankom Arun (tg.arun@ulst.ac.uk)
*Correspondence to Thankom Arun, School of Economics and Politics,
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, BT37
OQB.
Abstract
The impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on
development largely depends on the existing economic, social and
cultural fabric into which they are introduced. This can be seen in
the case of Kerala in India, which has been implementing an ICT-based
strategy that particularly seeks to create growth and employment
through software production. A gendered perspective on software
production shows that ICTs create opportunities for women. However,
they also reproduce gender inequalities seen in the broader fabric of
society. ICT policies must therefore take account of the gendered
roles, norms and practices that affect both labour markets and
households because these, in turn, affect both the outcome and
sustainability of ICT-based development. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley
& Sons, Ltd.
source:
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/89014434/START
