Deeply entrenched gender norms, biases and perceptions are affecting the ability of girls and young women to use the internet, influencing their online activity and hurting their access to information and work, a new report has found.
Deeply entrenched gender norms, biases and perceptions are affecting the ability of girls and young women to use the internet, influencing their online activity and hurting their access to information and work, a new report has found. A survey of more than 10,000 users aged 14-21, and their parents, in over half a dozen countries…
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Internet Usage: "This is resulting in girls setting up more protections and behaving more conservatively when connecting with others and sharing personal information online," said the report by non-profit Girl Effect, the Malala Fund, the United Nations children s agency UNICEF and the Vodafone Americas Foundation.