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Africa’s Digital Gender Divide
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A study shows that African women use the Internet much less than men.
A study shows that African women use the Internet much less than men.
Tue Sep 08 2015
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Despite exponential growth in Internet and mobile usage across Africa, African women are much less likely to get online than men, according to the 2015 E-Learning Africa Report by ICWE, an international events and media company. This gap, reported to be as great as 45 percent in sub-Saharan Africa, could be hindering the continent's economic growth—especially in the agricultural sector, where women make up the bulk of the workforce.
Despite exponential growth in Internet and mobile usage across Africa, African women are much less likely to get online than men, according to the 2015 E-Learning Africa Report by ICWE, an international events and media company. This gap, reported to be as great as 45 percent in sub-Saharan Africa, could be hindering the continent's economic growth—especially in the agricultural sector, where women make up the bulk of the workforce.