“Admittedly, it is discouraging to celebrate International Women’s Day in a time when we are going backwards on gender equality and are seeing widening gender gaps in science, technology and innovation,” said FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol, adding: “When we invest in rural wom...
Ponge, Awuor (2016), "Bridging the Gender Digital Divide: Challenges in Access and Utilization of ICTs for Development at the Devolved Level in Kenya", International Journal of Innovative Research and Development|| ISSN 2278- 0211, 5(7)....
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: A WORLDWIDE PROBLEM The digital divide is the gap between those who have access and connectivity to digital technology with the skills to use the tools—and those who do not. The gap is not limited by any region, country, social, economic, class, race, or gender. Est...
Because of their relatively small number (1% as the single race and 1.5% in combination with other races of U.S. population), American Indians and ... R Varma - 《Journal of Women & Minorities in Science & Engineering》 被引量: 4发表: 2009年 E-GOVERNMENT AND GENDER DIGITAL DIVIDE: TH...
Gender, marital status, sensory impairment, limitation of strength or movement, instrumental activities of daily living, and depression were not associated with telehealth utilization. This study confirms the digital divide among vulnerable older adults in the US. Although they have an increased need ...
To further bridge the gender divide in STEM, young soon-to-be scientists in college often benefit from the support of in-college programs, like: AkiraChix and Women and Drones. STEM scholarships and grants for women Scholarships play an important, often vital role in assisting young women to ...
A collection of papers published last year—“a great start”, says Gilbert—explored the impact of digital technologies on gender and health equity. Earlier this year, the GSM Association released a report on the mobile gender gap based on data from 18 low-income and middle-income countries....
When the COVID-19pandemic forced people to stay home and away from crowds,the digital economy,or internet economy,started enjoying robust growth.However,just as many people are hailing the arrival of the digital economy as a new engine of growth,some are worrying that the "digital divide" exi...
However, there is still a stark and pervasive gender inequality in terms of access, ownership of digital devices, digital fluency as well as the capacity to make meaningful use of the access to technology. Even though affordability is a key source of exclusion, there are also significant socio...
Combining empirical evidence with Amartya Sen's concept of capabilities, this article argues that the digital divide is not merely a problem of access to I... JJ Thomas,G Parayil - 《Development & Change》 被引量: 43发表: 2008年 The 'Other' Faces of Digital ExclusionICT Gender Divides in...