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Gender equality and empowerment of women through ICT
September 2005
United Nations - Division for the Advancement of Women
“The so-called digital divide is actually several gaps in one. There is a technological divide—great gaps in infrastructure. There is a content divide. A lot of web-based information is simply not relevant to the real needs of people. And nearly 70 per cent of the world’s websites are in English, at times
crowding out local voices and views. There is a gender divide, with women and girls enjoying less access to information technology than men and boys. This can be true of rich and poor countries alike”.
The role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as a tool for development has attracted the sustained attention of the United
Nations over recent years. Strategic partnerships have been developed with donors, the private sector and civil society, and working groups and task forces
have been established to enhance interagency collaboration throughout the United Nations system.
Keywords: women, ICT
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