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)
Latest at the hub
- Report
- Digital Access, Inclusion, Measurement
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
gender-intentional policies, programs, and product design.
Generate insights for policy
and the ecosystem and inform the design and deployment of gender-intentional technologies.
GxD’s Priority Areas
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.
GxD’s Priority Areas
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.
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.
