The Impact of ICT on Women Empowerment: Evidence from Selected South Asian Countries

During the current epoch, information and communication technology (ICT) is considered as one of core drivers towards women empowerment. The principal concern underlying study to evaluate dynamic linkage among ICT, empowerment, fertility rate, labour force trade openness for selected South Asian countries from 2000 2016 by mean-group pooled estimators that are robust endogeneity heterogeneity. outcomes infer ICT enhances empowerment in countries. However, rate negatively contributes Sensitivity analysis using fully modified ordinary least square (FMOLS) method applied check validation, consistency, robustness future policy implications. analytics surmise strategy with confined expansion discouraging