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Journal : Jurnal InterAct

Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Women Empowerment for Rural Area Susri Adeni
Jurnal InterAct Vol 5, No 2 (2016): Jurnal InterAct
Publisher : Atma Jaya Indonesia Catholic University, Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (161.95 KB) | DOI: 10.36388/ia.v5i2.755

Abstract

Women at rural area should be empowered in order to help family income. In some cases, they have a productive activity to help in increasing the family income; such as having a small home industry, etc. Therefore, in supporting their economic activity, media or Information Communication  Technology  (ICT) is not significantly  becoming  a point to raise the family income or to improve the quality of society development. While in some countries, ICT is part of poverty reduction program, could help in increasing the family economy and also is used by women for their productive activities. Thus, it is also needed the women’s role, while so far, it is not  calculated  in. This  paper  is to  explore  about  how  media  ICT  could  be part  of women empowerment in helping to improve their family income especially for rural area. The result shown that in some developing countries, ICT has benefit for women in improving the family income.