The Gender Digital Divide in Rural Pakistan: How Wide is it and How to Bridge it?
Summary. Mobile phones are widely available in rural Pakistan, but women rarely own them independently—most require permission from male relatives to make calls. The study reveals that technology availability alone does not guarantee women's access or use. Social norms restricting women's education and mobility prevent meaningful ICT adoption among females. Gender-sensitive policies must address these underlying inequalities to enable women's beneficial use of digital technologies.
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Siegmann, K. A.. (2009). The Gender Digital Divide in Rural Pakistan: How Wide is it and How to Bridge it?. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). http://hdl.handle.net/1765/22393
Siegmann, Karin Astrid. “The Gender Digital Divide in Rural Pakistan: How Wide is it and How to Bridge it?.” Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/22393.
Siegmann, Karin Astrid. 2009. “The Gender Digital Divide in Rural Pakistan: How Wide is it and How to Bridge it?.” Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). http://hdl.handle.net/1765/22393.
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- broadband-and-digital, policy
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- 2026-04-28