Supporting women’s ICT-based enterprises: a handbook for agencies in development | ||||||||||||
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Why should development agencies support women’s ICT-based enterprises? | ||||||||||||
Duncombe, R.; Heeks, R.; Morgan, S. / Women's ICT-Based Enterprise for Development , 2005 | ||||||||||||
This handbook aims to provide support and ideas for women’s ICT-based interprises. The authors describe ‘enterprise’ as the entities with a business focus that have an interest sales and income. The handbook gives an overview of the advantages of supporting women’s ICT-based enterprises, especially the benefits to poor women in developing countries. The authors also include analytical tools as well as good practice guidance on the business, and an overview of gender specific aspects of these types of enterprises. A resource guide for further information on women’s ICT-based enterprises is also included at the end of this handbook. The handbook several benefits for supporting women’s ICT-based enterprises, including the following:
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