Information Society Watch

2005, Reena Patel , Mary Jane C. Parmentier, MIT Press Journal

As women in India enter the rapidly expanding Information Technology (IT) workforce, it could be predicted that their active participation in this sector will change their socio-economic status within the employing organization and the communities in which they reside. It is often expected that women’s participation in the professional realm will contribute to a breakdown of traditional gender roles. And indeed, the data illustrate that women are working in the IT sector in India in increasing numbers.

May 18, 2007, Times of India

While multinationals are rushing into India to take advantage of the IT boom, one company, Citigroup has decided to put up it's BPO (Citigroup Global Services) up for sale. The company has decided to do this after finding it difficult to keep its costs down, arising out of rising salaries and advertising costs.

April 28 , 2007, Indian Express

Anticipating a slowdown in the US economy, Indian software companies have started to reduce their dependence on the US market and diversify to newer markets. Though some IT companies feel that India might actually stand to benefit from a slowdown, which according to IMF's World Economic Outlook expects US growth rate to fall to 2.2 per cent from 3.3 per cent in 2006.