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Closing the Gender Digital Divide with World Pulse

Sujata Narayan

Feb 8 2023
Bridging the gender-based digital divide is a necessity. Digital connectivity has become a basic human right associated with access to education, employment opportunities, healthcare and other community resources. Unfortunately, progress on gender-based digital inclusion has slowed—and even reversed—in recent years. Women remain 18% less likely than men to own a smartphone, which puts 315 million women at a disadvantage when it comes to mobile internet access. For more than 15 years, World Pulse—an independent, women-led, global social network for social change—has been at the forefront of the movement for digital inclusion for women, girls and gender-expansive individuals. Through its social…

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Posted by Sujata Narayan on Feb 8 2023

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