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Bridging the gender gap: mobile access and usage in low- and middle-income countries. Connected women 2015

Shireen Santosham; Dominica Lindsey

GSMA; Altai Consulting (2015), 128 pp., many tables, bibliogr. p.126-128

"Women on average are 14% less likely to own a mobile phone than men, which translates into 200 million fewer women than men owning mobile phones. Women in South Asia are 38% less likely to own a phone than men, highlighting that the gender gap in mobile phone ownership is wider in certain parts of ... more

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Wissenskluft und Digital Divide

Nicole Zillien; Maren Haufs-Brusberg

Baden-Baden: Nomos (2014), 121 pp., diagr., bibliogr. p.107-119

ISBN 978-3-8329-7857-0 (pbk); 978-3-8452-6024-2 (online)

"Der Band gibt eine fundierte, knappe und anschauliche Einführung in die theoretischen Grundlagen, methodischen Zugänge, empirischen Befunde und gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhänge der Wissenskluftforschung. Diese geht von wachsenden Wissensdifferenzen zwischen statushöheren und -niedrigeren Gruppi... more

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Handbook of research on overcoming digital divides: constructing an equitable and competitive information society

Enrico Ferro (ed.)

Hershey, PA: IGI Global (2010), xxxvi, 737 pp., illustr.

ISBN 978-1-60566-700-3 (ebook); 978-1-60566-699-0 (print)

A digital inclusion advocacy toolkit: bridging the digital divide by winning community benefits in municipal broadband projects

Oakland, Cal.: Media Alliance (2007), 20 pp., glossary p.17-19

"This toolkit is a resource for community members who want to advance digital inclusion in their city, town, or county that is exploring a broadband/ high-speed Internet initiative. Municipalities are considering many different technologies to increase broadband access - from wireless to fiber - and... more