The Gender Gap in Internet Use Remains Relatively High
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Currently, 80 percent of women in low- and middle-income countries own a mobile phone, and 48 percent use the internet. This number has increased by 250 million since 2014. However, this is still 10 percent and 23 percent lower than male users.
According to the GMSA: The Mobile Gender Gap Report 2019, South Asia has the highest gender gap, exceeding 50 percent, with only 27 percent of women using the internet. Sub-Saharan Africa is second, with a 41 percent gap and 29 percent of women using the internet.
Meanwhile, Latin America and the Caribbean have the lowest gender gap, at 2 percent, with 66 percent of women using the internet. Awareness of the internet is growing in various fields, but consistently remains lower for women.
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