GSMA: More Women in Developing Countries Own Mobile Phones, but Gender Gap Remains
A GSM Association study found that 80 percent of women in low- and middle-income countries own mobile phones, but a gender gap still exists. Women remain 10 percent less likely than men to own a mobile phone in low- and…
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middle-income countries and 23 percent less likely to use mobile internet, GSMA found. The gender gap is widest in South Asia, where women are 28 percent less likely than men to own a wireless device and 58 percent less likely to use mobile internet. “We are seeing significantly increased mobile access for women, however in an increasingly connected world, women are still being left behind,” said Mats Granryd, director general, GSMA. “While mobile connectivity is spreading quickly, it is not spreading equally.”