Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities

Potential of ICT in Empowering Rural Women Case study: the Central Part of Lahijan

Authors

Leila Saiyadbidhendi 1
Mohammad Eskandarinoode 2
Fazile Khani 3

1 Faculty of Sociology, University of Payam-e Noor, Iran.

2 Faculty of Sociology, University of Payam-e Noor, Tehran, Iran.

3 Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.7508/isih.2012.15.006
Abstract
Geography as an interdisciplinary science that always trying to play their proper role in development process, it has been focused so much attention on the women as half of development power. This research with interdisciplinary approach is trying to analyze influence of ICT on empowerment of rural women in the central part of LAHIJAN eparchy. Then applied the explanatory approach. Field studies and questionnaire technique also is used. Research hypothesis is based on that the ability of ICT explains part of rural women Empowerment. But the power levels at different stages, it is not homogeneous and harmonious and Welfare stage is stronger than the other stages. For last analysis, Factor and regression analysis were used. Research findings indicate that analysis supports the hypotheses. Finally, the conclusions were based on research findings were presented.

Keywords

Geography
interdisciplinary science
Information and Communication Technology
empowerment
Factor analysis
Regression analysis
Central part of Lahijan eparchy
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Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities
Volume 4, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
Summer 2012
Pages 119-146

  • Receive Date 13 July 2012

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