Gender and the Digital Divide in Latin America*

Gray, Tricia; Gainous, Jason; Wagner, Kevin M.

doi:10.1111/ssqu.12270

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“…Outcome measures include the gender inequality index (GII), the prevalence of modern contraceptive methods, the maternal mortality ratio, and under 5 y old child mortality. The GII is a comprehensive macro-level indicator of gender inequality comprising three subdimensions of human development-reproductive health, empowerment, and economic status-widely used by social scientists to measure gender dynamics and female empowerment (29)(30)(31), as well as by policymakers to track progress toward the attainment of the SDGs (32). SI Appendix, Table S2 provides a complete description of the outcome measures.…”

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Leveraging mobile phones to attain sustainable development

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Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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For billions of people across the globe, mobile phones enable relatively cheap and effective communication, as well as access to information and vital services on health, education, society, and the economy. Drawing on context-specific evidence on the effects of the digital revolution, this study provides empirical support for the idea that mobile phones are a vehicle for sustainable development at the global scale. It does so by assembling a wealth of publicly available macro- and individual-level data, exploring a wide range of demographic and social development outcomes, and leveraging a combination of methodological approaches. Macro-level analyses covering 200+ countries reveal that mobile-phone access is associated with lower gender inequality, higher contraceptive uptake, and lower maternal and child mortality. Individual-level analyses of survey data from sub-Saharan Africa, linked with detailed geospatial information, further show that women who own a mobile phone are better informed about sexual and reproductive health services and empowered to make independent decisions. Payoffs are larger among the least-developed countries and among the most disadvantaged micro-level clusters. Overall, our findings suggest that boosting mobile-phone access and coverage and closing digital divides, particularly among women, can be powerful tools to attain empowerment-related sustainable development goals, in an ultimate effort to enhance population health and well-being and reduce poverty.

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Leveraging mobile phones to attain sustainable development

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“…Este es un hallazgo consistente con las investigaciones revisadas a lo largo de este trabajo. Respecto de la variable Ciudad, el residir en alguna de ellas incrementaría levemente la probabilidad, un 2.7% en promedio, lo cual a primera vista parece reducido 35 .…”

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Adopción De Internet en México: Propuesta De Un Índice De Telecomunicaciones

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2019

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El objetivo de este estudio es explicar la brecha digital en México desde una perspectiva de la dotación de capital TIC, del hogar o del individuo. Para ello se construyen índices de intensidad TIC y se estiman modelos de probabilidad no lineal con base en microdatos de una encuesta nacional de telecomunicaciones, para el año 2016. Los resultados indican que: la dotación de capital de telecomunicaciones es crucial, además del nivel educativo, grupo de edad, tamaño del hogar, ingreso económico y urbanización. A pesar de su representatividad en el nivel estatal y nacional, son necesarios estudios más desagregados y enfocados a los efectos directos del acceso y uso de Internet en la economía y la sociedad. Los hacedores de política pública de telecomunicaciones deben considerar micro realidades, regionales y subnacionales, para alcanzar los objetivos en la masificación del uso y aprovechamiento de las TIC y lograr sus beneficios económicos y sociales potenciales.

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“…This digital gender divide is increased with poverty, illiteracy, lack of computer literacy and language barriers. The digital gender divide leads to dependence in several ways, including economic dependency, isolation, perpetuated stereotypical portrayals and the exploitation of women, enhanced when other intersections are found [15].Fortunately, ICT also offers new opportunities to prevent and manage these types of violence. Technological advances, software solutions, and new concepts such as the Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud computing strategies, offer a wide range of possibilities for dealing with violence against women [16], both in real life and also in a cyber environment.…”

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Towards a Holistic ICT Platform for Protecting Intimate Partner Violence Survivors Based on the IoT Paradigm

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Featured Application: A complete review of information and communication technology (ICT) strategies to manage intimate partner violence (IPV) and protect IPV survivors is provided. A holistic ICT solution which would overcome the limitations of previous works is presented, promoting symmetry in society.Abstract: Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a scourge that compromises the rights of many women around the world, shaping an asymmetry in civil rights. Fighting gender-based violence, especially when it is committed by an intimate partner, is an important responsibility that needs to be addressed from all angles. It is also remarkable that our society is clearly conditioned by information and communication technology (ICT), which involves many aspects of our daily life. Unfortunately, violence that is performed in the real world is also replicated in this 'virtual' existence, by offenders in ICT contexts. On the other hand, the same technologies also provide a plethora of opportunities to fight IPV, which are enhanced by the innovative paradigm of the so-called Internet of Things (IoT). In this work, we first present a thorough compilation of ICT proposals already published-based on either hardware or software-aimed at protecting IPV survivors, and which can be applied in real life situations but also within social networks. The challenges that still lie ahead are highlighted and, a complete ICT-based platform for IPV management, within an IoT framework, that overcomes the limitations of previous works is proposed, and then promoting a symmetry between individuals in society.Symmetry 2020, 12, 37 2 of 17 in any form or means. According to UN (United Nations) statistics, almost 35% women around the world have experienced some kind of physical or sexual violence [1]. The same statistics show that some 75% of women face physical and sexual aggression. This is a call for attention to be paid to this scourge. It is incredible that in 2017, some 87,000 women were killed across the world, of whom 58% (50,000) were killed by their husband or other relatives (https://www.unodc.org/).In recent years much research has focused on IPV and its connection to many related issues, that is, social awareness [2]. This wide scope includes resources used by the victims (from now on, more appropriately called 'survivors') [3], barriers, and formal assistance in facing different expressions of violence [4]. Nonetheless, some authors like Bruckman have noted that the way violence is developed and its impact on women in an environment characterized by the use of information and communication technology (ICT), such as mobile phones, social media, or generally using internet, has not been properly studied or documented [5], although in recent years it has become an issue of study [6].In 2019, ICT and especially the internet, have clearly advanced in every aspect of society, and have had an effect in every part of the world. In the early 1990s, Haraway [7] anticipated the social changes and the effect, especially in gender issues, that...

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Gender and the Digital Divide in Latin America*

Cited by 73 publications

References 46 publications

Leveraging mobile phones to attain sustainable development

Leveraging mobile phones to attain sustainable development

Adopción De Internet en México: Propuesta De Un Índice De Telecomunicaciones

Towards a Holistic ICT Platform for Protecting Intimate Partner Violence Survivors Based on the IoT Paradigm

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