Digital literacy in the developing world: a gender gap

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Antonio, Amy and Tuffley, David. 2014. "Digital literacy in the developing world: a gender gap." The Conversation.

Article Title	Digital literacy in the developing world: a gender gap
Article Category	Blog
Authors	Antonio, Amy (Author) and Tuffley, David (Author)
Publication Title	The Conversation
Year	2014
Place of Publication	Australia
Web Address (URL)	https://theconversation.com/digital-literacy-in-the-developing-world-a-gender-gap-28650
Abstract	In developing countries, women are 25% less likely than men to be online. This gap soars to 45% in regions such as sub-Saharan Africa. By way of comparison, in both France and the US, women’s internet use exceeds that of men.
Keywords	digital literacy; developing countries; gender
Contains Sensitive Content	Does not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	399999. Other education not elsewhere classified
Byline Affiliations	Australian Digital Futures Institute
	Griffith University
Institution of Origin	University of Southern Queensland

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