Mobile Women: Investigating the Digital Gender Divide in Cellphone Use in a South African Rural Area
Summary. Rural women in South Africa's Eastern Cape actively embrace mobile phones to bridge digital divides, contrary to patterns observed in developed countries. While socio-economic barriers still limit access and use, women lead adoption in their community. The research combines focus groups and interviews to reveal how gender shapes mobile phone use in this resource-constrained rural area.
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Roux, K., & Dalvit, L.. (2014). Mobile Women: Investigating the Digital Gender Divide in Cellphone Use in a South African Rural Area. http://proceedings.e-skillsconference.org/2014/e-Skills401-416Roux833.pdf
Roux, Kayla, and Lorenzo Dalvit. “Mobile Women: Investigating the Digital Gender Divide in Cellphone Use in a South African Rural Area.” 2014. http://proceedings.e-skillsconference.org/2014/e-Skills401-416Roux833.pdf.
Roux, Kayla, and Lorenzo Dalvit. 2014. “Mobile Women: Investigating the Digital Gender Divide in Cellphone Use in a South African Rural Area.” http://proceedings.e-skillsconference.org/2014/e-Skills401-416Roux833.pdf.
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- South Africa
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- Africa
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- broadband-and-digital, rural-data-and-definitions
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- 2026-04-28