A Review of Sustainable Development and Women's Empowerment

Abstract

This paper examines digitalization from the standpoints of development and gender. It looks into which nations and, within those nations, whose demographic groups have so far benefited from the dynamism brought forth by digitalization, particularly through e-commerce and agricultural technology advancements. In addition to other divisions related to gender, age, and socioeconomic issues that affect people's capacity to have access to digital technologies and use them in a constructive and advantageous way, the study highlights the digital divide between developed and developing nations. The analysis focuses on the challenges women experience in gaining access to digitalization and the potential benefits it offers them, particularly in developing nations. The study distinguishes between having access to technology, using it, and using it productively. It also emphasizes the connection between gender and other social and economic disparities. The report offers several recommendations in its conclusions to ensure digitalization benefit everyone equally and leave no one behind. The process of social change is called development. It is more than just a collection of laws and initiatives put in place to achieve specific goals. The greatest issue facing humanity now is still achieving equitable and sustained development. The level of awareness among a nation's citizens determines its course for development. Women's empowerment is a modern concern to bring about sustainable development, regardless of the constituency. Policymakers believe that sustainable development and women are closely related topics. When India gained its independence, it was among the world's poorest nations.