Digital Equity. Connectivity. Insights.

Gender x Digital hub – A platform for bringing meaningful digital connectivity to women and girls

The Gender x Digital Opportunity

In a rapidly digitizing world,

technology empowers women and girls

technology empowers women and girls

in low- and middle-income countries by unlocking access to education, healthcare, financial services, jobs, and civic participation.

The good news is that as of 2024, more women in South Asia have access to mobile phones than ever before.

And yet...

The rural-urban  divide persists

Rural internet penetration stands at 28% among women, compared to 65% in urban areas (TRAI, 2023)

286 million women

in South Asia are not using mobile internet  (GSMA, 2024)

Only 54% of women

in the 15-49 age group operate mobile phones (NFHS-5)

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How We Work

Weaving together the collective thinking and

expertise of the ecosystem,

Weaving together the collective thinking and expertise of the ecosystem,

we will harness the power of digital using a multi-pronged approach:

Foster a gender-inclusive culture

for innovation and promote equitable access to opportunities for growth through digital technology.

Leverage data and insights

to drive inclusive and
gender-intentional policies, programs, and product design.

Generate insights for policy

and the ecosystem and inform the design and deployment of gender-intentional technologies.

Affordability

Implement sustainable interventions to enhance the affordability of digital devices, addressing financial constraints that hinder access to meaningful connectivity on a large scale.

 

Accessibility

Propose sustainable interventions to enhance accessibility to phones and the internet.

Digital Literacy

Develop impactful, scalable, and cost-efficient digital literacy interventions tailored to diverse needs.

Relevance

Ensure that digital content and services are relevant to the specific needs and interests and enable greater engagement with connectivity.

Safety and Security

Eservices, and established mechanisms to prevent and address technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TGBV).

Norms

Understand and address social norms that constrain women’s meaningful connectivity, promoting an environment that enables greater access and usage of connectivity.

Women in Digital/Data Economy

Enabling opportunities of digital livelihoods and entrepreneurship.

Measurement

Deepen efforts to collect gender disaggregated data and use them for policy level decision making.

Affordability

Implement sustainable interventions to enhance the affordability of digital devices, addressing financial constraints that hinder access to meaningful connectivity on a large scale.

Accessibility

Propose sustainable interventions to enhance accessibility to phones and the internet

Digital Literacy

Develop impactful, scalable, and cost-efficient digital literacy interventions tailored to diverse needs

Relevance

Ensure that digital content and services are relevant to the specific needs and interests and enable greater engagement with connectivity

Safety and Security

Eservices, and established mechanisms to prevent and address technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TGBV)

Norms

Understand and address social norms that constrain women’s meaningful connectivity, promoting an environment that enables greater access and usage of connectivity

Women in Digital/Data Economy

Enabling opportunities of digital livelihoods and entrepreneurship

Measurement

Deepen efforts to collect gender disaggregated data and use them for policy level decision making 

Meet our partners

The Hub

embodies the spirit of collaboration by bringing together experts

The Hub embodies the spirit of collaboration by bringing together experts

from various fields to work on complex issues related to digital connectivity and gender equity. 

Meet our partners

The Hub

embodies the spirit of collaboration by bringing together experts

The Hub embodies the spirit of collaboration by bringing together experts

from various fields to work on complex issues related to digital connectivity and gender equity. 

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Latest at the hub

August 2024 | New Delhi Measuring Digital Access in India Partners Meet

Measuring Digital Access in India Partners Meet

GxD hub (LEAD at Krea University/IFMR), University of Cape Town and Johns Hopkins University organised a workshop to strengthen digital access measurement frameworks in India and promote cross-sector collaboration.

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