NPR

Why Teen Girls And Boys Don't Have Equal Access To Mobile Phones

In the U.S., girls and boys are both big smartphone users. That's not necessarily the case in the developing world, says a new report released this month by the nonprofit organization Girl Effect. The ...
Bustle

Girls Have WAY Less Access To Mobile Tech Than Boys, According To A New Study

The functions of mobile phones are vast and ever expanding: they're instrumental to our social and work lives, provide entertainment, and can facilitate learning, for a start. But a mobile technology ...
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Teenage girl’s dad gives her a cell phone, but her mom won’t let her bring it to her house because she thinks it’ll distract her

Imagine being a teen with divorced parents and one of them gives you a cell phone. That sounds great at first until the other parent refuses to let you bring the cell phone to their house. The teenage ...
Mashable

The digital gender divide is about more than access, according to new Girl Effect report

The 2023 Girls & Mobile report documents continued digital divides, but also offers new solutions. Credit: RaShawn Dixon / Mashable Despite what may feel like an endless wave of technological ...
The Conversation

Phones aren’t giving girls more power in their lives after all

Gina Porter works for Durham University, UK. This paper is based on research conducted with Kate Hampshire, Durham University; Albert Abane, Augustine Tanle and Samuel Owusu, University of Cape Coast ...