A human rights-based approach to bridge gender digital divide : the case study of India

A human rights-based approach to bridge gender digital divide : the case study of India

Using India as a case study, this chapter examines four elements of gender digital divide, the causes of gender digital divide, and ways to bridge gender digital divide. It finds that girls and women do not have equal access to the internet and mobile technologies like men do. This is due to social...

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Main Author: Luk, Sabrina Ching Yuen
Other Authors: Williams, Idongesit
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: IGI Global 2020
Subjects:
Social sciences::Sociology
Gender Gap
Digital Divide
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142913
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1429132020-07-09T01:28:36Z A human rights-based approach to bridge gender digital divide : the case study of India Luk, Sabrina Ching Yuen Williams, Idongesit Millward, Olga Layton, Roslyn School of Social Sciences Social sciences::Sociology Gender Gap Digital Divide Using India as a case study, this chapter examines four elements of gender digital divide, the causes of gender digital divide, and ways to bridge gender digital divide. It finds that girls and women do not have equal access to the internet and mobile technologies like men do. This is due to social norms favoring men in the distribution of resources and opportunities, women’s lack of the economic means, and ineffective law enforcement. This study calls for a human rights-based approach to bridge gender digital divide, which emphasizes women’s rights to ICT-related education and training, internet privacy and freedom of expression, and mobile phone ownership. Published version 2020-07-09T01:28:36Z 2020-07-09T01:28:36Z 2018 Book Chapter Luk, S. C. Y. (2018). A human rights-based approach to bridge gender digital divide : the case study of India. In I. Williams, O. Millward, & R. Layton (Eds.), Gender gaps and the social inclusion movement in ICT (pp.24-44). doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-7068-4.ch002 9781522570684 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142913 10.4018/978-1-5225-7068-4.ch002 24 44 en Gender gaps and the social inclusion movement in ICT © 2019 IGI Global. All rights reserved. This book is made available with permission of IGI Global. application/pdf IGI Global
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Gender Gap
Digital Divide
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Gender Gap
Digital Divide
Luk, Sabrina Ching Yuen
A human rights-based approach to bridge gender digital divide : the case study of India
description Using India as a case study, this chapter examines four elements of gender digital divide, the causes of gender digital divide, and ways to bridge gender digital divide. It finds that girls and women do not have equal access to the internet and mobile technologies like men do. This is due to social norms favoring men in the distribution of resources and opportunities, women’s lack of the economic means, and ineffective law enforcement. This study calls for a human rights-based approach to bridge gender digital divide, which emphasizes women’s rights to ICT-related education and training, internet privacy and freedom of expression, and mobile phone ownership.
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