#GAReads | Cultural barriers need to be challenged to close the gender digital divide
"Cultural barriers need to be challenged to close the gender digital divide":
Cultural and social norms are one of the most significant, yet largely ignored, barriers preventing women and girls accessing mobile phones and the internet. In some cases they have even resulted in death and rape.
However, current efforts to bridge the digital gender divide are failing to prioritize initiatives which seek to understand, and ultimately, challenge these powerful norms…