Technological advancement is helping mankind to live a better life.
Internet being one of the best examples of technological advancement is
a boon to society. The present research aimed to study the extent of
internet usage by married women of Vadodara city for performing their
household responsibilities. The sample of the study was selected through
purposive and snowball techniques. However, the data was collected
through both qualitative and quantitative methods. A structured
questionnaire was used to collect the quantitative data whereas an
interview schedule was used to collect qualitative data. The data were
analyzed using different statistical measures viz ANOVA, Postdoc,
Intensity Indices. The findings of the study also revealed that the
internet was used to a moderate extent by married women for performing
their household responsibilities. Internet usage for household
responsibilities was high for socializing and entertainment related
household responsibilities whereas it was moderate for kitchen
management and child care management related household responsibilities.
There were significant differences in usage of internet for overall
household responsibilities performed by married women in relation with
their age, years of marriage, type of internet user, and experience of
using the internet. Married women who were- younger mothers, recently
married, heavy internet user, had a single child and good experiences of
using internet showed high usage of internet for performing household
responsibilities. The findings also indicated that married women had
overall fair experiences while using the internet. A higher percentage
of married women (37.50%) did not face any problem while using the
internet. A little less than forty percent (39.40%) of them faced more
personal problems whereas little more than one third (35.69%) of them
faced more technical problems. The qualitative findings also reflected
the use of the internet by married women for kitchen manageme
