Mobile phone use among women is associated with increased use of contraception, lower gender inequality, and lower maternal and child mortality, according to a new study which covered 209 countries.
The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences, showed that giving women access to information they otherwise would not have, mobile phones are transforming lives.
Putting smart phones in women’s hands could be a powerful tool to support sustainable development goals in the developing world, according to researchers.
Access to mobile phones is associated with multiple indicators linked to global social development, such as good health, gender equality, and poverty reduction, said the study.
The results showed that the link between mobile phone access and female empowerment is stronger in less- and least-developed countries.
“Our results suggest that deploying mobile-phone technology might serve to complement the role of other development processes such as educational expansion and economic growth rather than a replacement for it,” said Luca Maria Pesando, Professor at McGill University in Canada.
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