Educational Empowerment Of Rural Women: A Comprehensive Analysis Of Digital Teaching Resources.

Abstract

Women often face numerous obstacles that prevent them from accessing education in rural areas, particularly in areas with limited resources. Limited school access, cultural norms, financial limitations, and traditional gender roles are some of these obstacles. Through the offering of adaptable and accessible learning opportunities, digital teaching resources have emerged as a promising solution for bridging these educational gaps. Digital technology recent rapid advancements have completely transformed numerous aspects of contemporary society, including education. The integration of digital teaching resources in educational settings has created new learning opportunities and offered creative and interactive tools to improve the learning process. However, despite the promising potential of digital teaching resources, their usage and accessibility are still unevenly distributed, especially in rural areas. To overcome the digital divide and promote educational equality, this research aims to shed light on how digital teaching resources can empower women in rural communities. The socioeconomic well-being of individuals and communities can be greatly impacted by having access to high-quality education, which is a fundamental right. However, women face significant obstacles when trying to access educational resources in many rural areas of the world. To address the educational disparities experienced by women in rural areas, the purpose of this research paper is to examine the application and efficacy of digital teaching resources. The goal of the study is to assess how these resources affect improving educational opportunities and advancing gender equality.

This study was conducted on 240 undergraduate and postgraduate students from arts, science, and commerce backgrounds. These students were selected from four colleges located in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, through equal allocation. The result revealed that most of the respondent had access to digital tool, mostly through their own personal devices (more than 50%) or those owned by their families (42%). Tablets (0.4%) and laptops (8.8%) were the next most popular digital devices to use, behind mobile phones (75%). 15% of respondents used no digital device at all.