Title: ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH GREEN IT IN INDIA
Abstract: “Green IT” refers to the set of technologies, policies, and practices that meet the information technology needs of an organization while minimizing the impact on the natural environment. Many developed countries have already taken move towards this by following some principles, now it is the time for the developing countries to follow some rules of thumb to achieve partly the benefit of “Green Technology”. In India, the implement-ability of principle of “Green technology” is facing a dilemma due to many socio-economic matters. This new form of IT technology reduces ‘energy use and consumables’, including hardware, electricity, fuel and paper– among others. Because of these reductions, Green IT initiatives also produce cost savings in energy use, purchases, management and support, in addition to environmental benefits. Green IT is not only a booming economic sector but also an energy intensive one. It accounts for 2% of human Greenhouse Gas Emission worldwide as evidence in a study by ‘Global action Plan’ (UK based environmental organization). This figure can be reduced if the Green Segment or Green IT continues to grow. Sustainability is already a dominant trend in this sector. Women’s economic empowerment is a prerequisite for sustainable and pro-poor growth. According to ILO (International Labour Organization), in 2011-12 while 62% of women are employed in agricultural sector, only 20% in Industry and 17% in the service sector. Rural female employment to the service sector is at present very negligible but with ICT reach to rural areas it is possible that they would contribute to sustain the predicted growth in this segment. The present paper emphasises the importance and trends of Green IT in India, the women employment in IT sector as well as in Green IT, the Glass ceiling effect, and the networking & strategies adopted for women.
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-09-29
Language: en
Type: article
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