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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.
This chapter is a reworked version of a research paper produced as part of a research programme conducted by the Consortium for Economic and Social Research (CRES) and supported by the International Development Research Centre. See the website of CRES: http://www.cres-sn.org.
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See Daffé and Dansokho (2002), ‘On the genesis and development of ICTs in Senegal’.
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Daffé, G., Diallo, F.L. (2020). Gender Disparities in Access to and Use of ICT in Senegal. In: Konte, M., Tirivayi, N. (eds) Women and Sustainable Human Development. Gender, Development and Social Change. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14935-2_10
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