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ASSESSING THE INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTs) EFFECT ON FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PSYCHOLOGICAL, ECONOMICAL, POLITICAL AND LEGAL EMPOWERMENT

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Sulekha Boro1 , Dr. R.D.Padmavathy2
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.5.215

Abstract

The study aimed to assess the levels of empowerment among female university students through the use of ICTs, using the "Women Empowerment Scale through ICTs" developed by Monika Gupta and Sundeep Kumar Srivas. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and differential analysis, including t-tests and ANOVA. The study found that ICTs have a significant positive effect on the psychological, economical, political, and legal empowerment of female university students. Interestingly, there were no significant differences in the effect of ICTs on different aspects of empowerment based on students' urban and rural backgrounds and their levels of education. However, there were significant differences in the effect of ICTs on different aspects of empowerment among female university students across three age groups. Finally, there were no significant differences in the psychological and political/legal empowerment of female university students through ICTs between arts and science stream students. These findings highlight the potential of ICTs to empower female university students, regardless of their background, and suggest that age may play a significant role in the effectiveness of ICTs for empowerment

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