The role of information and communication technologies in women's empowerment: a look at Mozambican women

Abstract

The debate over maximizing the use and dissemination of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has created various expectations within the field and across national and global social contexts. Making such technologies accessible to all leads various social actors to seek advantages, growth opportunities, and the possibility of inclusion in social, cultural, and economic development, individually or in groups. Entrepreneurship, particularly in the technology sector, has provided opportunities for the development and empowerment of Mozambican women in various activities, enabling them to pursue self-sufficiency for themselves and their families. The objective of this article is to examine how technologies impact the empowerment of women in the Mozambican social context, with a particular emphasis on urban areas. The methodology was based on a mixed-method
approach regarding the objectives
, applied to 22 respondents residing in the cities of Maputo and Matola, focusing on the issue of gender development associated with entrepreneurship and technologies. The results obtained allow us to summarize that, despite there being a long way to go, women entrepreneurs residing in the urban cities of Maputo and Matola, who actively engage in business using technological means to pursue their activities, are characterized by being single and having completed higher education, which can positively influence their daily activities and the environment in which they are an active participant.