Ardo, A. and Zamani, E. orcid.org/0000-0003-3110-7495 (2019) Mobile phone for financial inclusiveness and empowerment : a case study of anchor borrowers programme. In: Proceedings of 24th UK Academy for Information Systems (UKASI) International Conference. UK Academy for Information Systems International Conference, 09-10 Apr 2019, Oxford, UK. UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS) , pp. 431-442. ISBN 9780956027238
Abstract
It is an unarguable fact that there exists a gender gap in access to financial services in developing countries. Lack of financial access leads to the inability of women to properly participate in both economic as well as social activities in their immediate societies. In this paper, we propose an investigation into how mobile phones can contribute towards financial inclusiveness and empowerment of female farmers in an insurgency-ravaged community in Nigeria. To this end, we propose an interpretive case study in order to understand the social context of mobile phone use by rural women who are engaged in farming activities, using Sen’s Capability Approach as our theoretical lens.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 UKAIS. |
Keywords: | Empowerment; Financial inclusion; Interpretive research; Capability approach |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Information School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Mar 2019 12:23 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jul 2020 13:37 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS) |
Refereed: | Yes |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:143414 |