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Gender Disparities in Access to and Use of ICT in Senegal

In: Women and Sustainable Human Development

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  • Gaye Daffé

    (Consortium pour la Recherche Économique et Sociale (CRES))

  • Fatoumata L. Diallo

    (West African Monetary Agency (WAMA))

Abstract

Women have become major actors in economic and social life in both developed and developing countries. Their desire for participation in economic life, however, is hindered by their limited human capital capacities as well as the discrimination they face, particularly in accessing information and communication technologies (ICTs). This chapter analyses gender inequalities in access to and use of ICTs in Senegal. The results show the following: first, even in cases where female-headed households are in a position of equality with those headed by men when it comes to ICT endowment, gender disparities are expressed in terms of control, endowment and content. Furthermore, gender disparities in access to technology are expressed less when the use of technology is personal and requires less technical expertise. Finally, the determining factors of gender disparities in ICT accessibility are the availability of basic infrastructure and the cost of access to technology.

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  • Gaye Daffé & Fatoumata L. Diallo, 2020. "Gender Disparities in Access to and Use of ICT in Senegal," Gender, Development and Social Change, in: Maty Konte & Nyasha Tirivayi (ed.), Women and Sustainable Human Development, chapter 0, pages 165-179, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:gdechp:978-3-030-14935-2_10
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-14935-2_10
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