Revisiting the Digital Divide: Mobile Technology and the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal

Guman Singh Khattri, Zhao Zipeng · 2025 · Journal of National Development

Summary. Mobile phones increase rural women's communication, financial access, and income opportunities in Nepal, but structural inequalities, patriarchal norms, and digital illiteracy limit full empowerment. The study argues empowerment results from social processes, not technology alone. Effective progress requires gender-sensitive digital inclusion strategies, literacy programs, and community-based initiatives tailored to local contexts.

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  title   = {Revisiting the Digital Divide: Mobile Technology and the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal},
  author  = {Guman Singh Khattri and Zhao Zipeng},
  journal = {Journal of National Development},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.62047/jnd.2025.12.31.97},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.62047/jnd.2025.12.31.97}
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DOI

10.62047/jnd.2025.12.31.97

Countries

Nepal

Regions

Asia

Categories

broadband-and-digital, entrepreneurship, policy, general-innovation

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2026-05-01