Empowerment through ICT education, access and use: A gender analysis of Muslim youth in India

Journal of International Development

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 659-673

  Khan, Farida ^a   Ghadially, Rehana ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Computers internet; Education; Empowerment; Gender; Icts; India

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATION; EMPOWERMENT; GENDER ISSUE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; LEARNING; MINORITY GROUP; WOMENS STATUS;

INDIA;

EID: 77954491659     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1718     Document Type: Article

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