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Closing the mobile phone gender gap in low income countries is a $700 billion opportunity

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submitted almost 7 years ago by allo

Closing the mobile phone gender gap in low income countries is a $700 billion opportunity

submitted almost 7 years ago by allo

Closing the mobile phone gender gap in low income countries is a $700 billion opportunity
  • Mobile phone ownership is growing rapidly in low and middle-income countries, but women are still much less likely to own phones or access mobile internet, creating a significant gender gap.
  • Closing this gap could lead to major economic benefits, including an estimated $700 billion increase in GDP and $140 billion in revenue for the mobile industry over the next five years, but it requires addressing barriers like affordability and education.
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    Joseph almost 7 years ago
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    There's a high level of illiteracy among the women folk in Africa which stands as a bane to the growth of mobile phone usage by women. The solution to this is simply education. In the northern part of my country Nigeria, illiteracy levels are so high, some women even think it is ungodly or disrespectful to their spouses to own s mobile phone. Any phone company looking to use this opportunity must put education at the fore of their strategies.

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