gender-based digital divide

The global digital divide

The “digital divide” is defined as “the gap between individuals, households, businesses, and geographic areas at different socio-economic levels” as a result of differences in “opportunities to access information and communication technologies and to their use for a variety of activities.” It is a way to describe the inequality in the online community, whether between developed or developing countries, rich or poor, and men or women.

Digital divide: The new face of gender inequality

With the converging crises of climate change, costs of living, conflicts, and the Covid pandemic, we are witnessing a reversal in gender equality gains.

January 5, 2025
January 5, 2025

The global digital divide

The “digital divide” is defined as “the gap between individuals, households, businesses, and geographic areas at different socio-economic levels” as a result of differences in “opportunities to access information and communication technologies and to their use for a variety of activities.” It is a way to describe the inequality in the online community, whether between developed or developing countries, rich or poor, and men or women.

March 22, 2023
March 22, 2023

Digital divide: The new face of gender inequality

With the converging crises of climate change, costs of living, conflicts, and the Covid pandemic, we are witnessing a reversal in gender equality gains.