Examining the gender digital divide: A case study from rural Bangladesh

Women farmers in Bangladesh face several challenges when it comes to accessing technology and information, and this limits their ability to improve their agricultural productivity and enhance their livelihoods. The gendered digital divide is a significant contributor to inequities in agriculture and...

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Autores principales: Sufian, Farha D., Nico, Gianluigi, Azzarri, Carlo
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140225
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author Sufian, Farha D.
Nico, Gianluigi
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description Women farmers in Bangladesh face several challenges when it comes to accessing technology and information, and this limits their ability to improve their agricultural productivity and enhance their livelihoods. The gendered digital divide is a significant contributor to inequities in agriculture and has important implications for women’s empowerment. Lack of access to information affects their ability to make informed decisions, access markets, and secure their rights. This policy note summarizes research designed to identify the barriers female farmers in Bangladesh face in accessing technology and information so that future policies and initiatives can address these challenges and, in so doing, promote gender equality and the empowerment of rural women.
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spelling CGSpace1402252025-11-06T06:07:48Z Examining the gender digital divide: A case study from rural Bangladesh Sufian, Farha D. Nico, Gianluigi Azzarri, Carlo women's empowerment gender digital divide technology market access livelihoods agricultural productivity information needs women agricultural porductivity Women farmers in Bangladesh face several challenges when it comes to accessing technology and information, and this limits their ability to improve their agricultural productivity and enhance their livelihoods. The gendered digital divide is a significant contributor to inequities in agriculture and has important implications for women’s empowerment. Lack of access to information affects their ability to make informed decisions, access markets, and secure their rights. This policy note summarizes research designed to identify the barriers female farmers in Bangladesh face in accessing technology and information so that future policies and initiatives can address these challenges and, in so doing, promote gender equality and the empowerment of rural women. 2023-09-01 2024-03-14T12:09:07Z 2024-03-14T12:09:07Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140225 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136918 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Sufian, Farha D.; Nico, Gianluigi; and Azzarri, Carlo. 2023. Examining the gender digital divide: A case study from rural Bangladesh. GCAN Policy Note 15. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136919.
spellingShingle women's empowerment
gender
digital divide
technology
market access
livelihoods
agricultural productivity
information needs
women
agricultural porductivity
Sufian, Farha D.
Nico, Gianluigi
Azzarri, Carlo
Examining the gender digital divide: A case study from rural Bangladesh
title Examining the gender digital divide: A case study from rural Bangladesh
title_full Examining the gender digital divide: A case study from rural Bangladesh
title_fullStr Examining the gender digital divide: A case study from rural Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Examining the gender digital divide: A case study from rural Bangladesh
title_short Examining the gender digital divide: A case study from rural Bangladesh
title_sort examining the gender digital divide a case study from rural bangladesh
topic women's empowerment
gender
digital divide
technology
market access
livelihoods
agricultural productivity
information needs
women
agricultural porductivity
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140225
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