Mobile and Women: There's More To The Story

[Knowledge base]

This two-part series released by Mobile Active in May 2011 looks at the benefits and potential dangers that mobiles bring to women in the developing world. Examples and context includes women in rural communities, and women with agricultural or agriculture-related livelihoods.

Part One of the Mobiles for Women series looks at the potential for economic gains, social empowerment, and educational opportunities mobiles provide.
http://mobileactive.org/mobiles-women-part-one-good

Part Two investigates issues of gender imbalance and the risks involved in the cost of mobile ownership.
http://mobileactive.org/darker-side-mobiles-women-part-two-potential-dangers