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In APP Based Governance, Indian Women Fall Out of The Map: GSMA Report 2020
As the Government of India forces an online mode of governance and delivery of essential social benefits to more than 1.3 billion citizens, millions of Indian women living in rural areas are experiencing its social and financial collateral damage. According to the latest data collected by Global Telecom agency GSM Association, India suffers from a massive gender gap when it comes to mobile telephony and internet connectivity.
The GSMA report 2020 highlights that Indian women are even worse off than their Asian counterparts. In a nutshell:
All these issues were discussed at a recent discussion at a Development Alternatives webinar which can be accessed here (:-

- Indian women face a 20% gender gap in mobile phone ownership
- They use the internet 50% less than the male population
- Their usage of phones is 44% less than the males
- Nearly 80% of women are unable to use mobile internet
- Only 14% of women own smartphones as 31% had basic phones
- 42% of women in India say they find mobile handset and tariffs unaffordable
- Another 16% say that illiteracy is a barrier in mobile phone adoption

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