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How Technology Is Empowering South African Women

How Technology Is Empowering South African Women

The IT industry is in a unique position to rapidly change the roles of women in the workplace and society – as new technology-enabled learning, employment and business opportunities emerge in the digital era.

Today, we’re seeing a number of important tech trends converging: from high-speed mobile networks, to low-cost smartphones, publicly-available e-learning tools and powerful Cloud-enabled software. Suddenly, one’s location becomes less important, as women in rural areas gain more opportunities to empower themselves.

From IT News Africa.

With technology, we can solve the ‘location’ issue: where women are excluded from business due to where they live.

The T-Systems Digital Learning Centre in Hazyview, Mpumalanga, for instance, handles up to 300 child or adult learners at any time – a vast majority being women and girl children, plugging into a world of online opportunities and developing the skills that could change the destinies of thousands of families in the region’s surrounding areas.

Many other local technology companies have developed similar initiatives, and as more and more corporates see the potential of technology-led community development initiatives, we can hope for even greater impact in the future. By opening our minds to the possibilities that ICT enables – dissolving barriers, compressing geographies, and connecting people from anywhere – we begin to discover ways to address many of the challenges facing many ordinary women.

Read more at IT News Africa.