Is increased internet use only making gender inequality worse? (via CNBCMakeIt)
specialized agency, found that despite rising global internet penetration, a subsequent digital gender gap could potentially hinder women's access to education, healthcare and other government services.Today, some 4.1 billion people globally — or 53.6% of the population — have access to the internet. Yet, according to the ITU, that accessibility is significantly skewed in favor of men. Globally, 58% of all men have access to the internet, versus less than half of woman.
Rather, the ITU said, it's the result of systemic issues that continue to see women with lower access than men to the financial and educational capabilities required to adopt technology. "This has, of course, major consequences because they are excluded from an increasingly digital world," said Teltscher, head of ITU's human capacity building division.
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