The emergence of the Information Technology sector in mid 1990s, facilitated by the availability of highspeed data communication links, has brought a substantial female work-force into the organized sector employment. This paper analyses the issues of empowerment of women through employment in IT / ITES sector. Such employment opportunities are providing indirect incentive to female students to take up technical and professional courses with a view to the job market. The paper critically examines empowerment issues concerning information technology sector for women by addressing concerns particularly of ‘feminization’ and ‘glass ceiling’ approaches for women in this sector. The results reveal that an optimal level of gender inclusivity is yet to be achieved especially at the senior level in the IT sector. The paper desires that the policy makers should focus more on gender planning and gender sensitive priorities towards gender inclusive information sector.
