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Technology is an engine for growth with great potential to transform women’s self-efficacy and social capital. This article focuses on women’s employment within the context of the development of digital technologies and sheds light on the intersection of technology, self-efficacy and social capital in developing countries. The use of technology allows women to transform their social and economic lives by changing and reshaping processes that enable opportunities for growth and development—ultimately offering a bridge to close the many gaps in human socioeconomic development in developing countries. To this end, we offer several recommendations for women and organizations to expand their application of technological capabilities for their initiatives and directions for self-employment through Internet platforms. There are recommendations to increase the employment of women in the digital economy by removing barriers in the field of IT and strengthening their motivation through competitions and rewards.
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Irmatova, A.B., Akbarova, M.I. (2023). Impact of Digital Technologies on Women’s Employment. In: Koucheryavy, Y., Aziz, A. (eds) Internet of Things, Smart Spaces, and Next Generation Networks and Systems. NEW2AN 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13772. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30258-9_24
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