Gender Digital Divide and Women's Digital Inclusion: A Systematic Mapping

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The digital divide is a multiple phenomenon that visualizes inequalities in the access, use, and appropriation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) of disadvantaged groups to others. There are currently several digital divides, such as a) the Gender Digital Divide (GDD), b) the generational digital divide, c) the disability digital divide, d) the educational digital divide, and e) the geographic digital divide. Specifically, the Gender Digital Divide exhibits a digital divide between women and men. This issue can be increased or decreased depending on the specific background of each woman. This study aims to provide a current and comprehensive overview of recent studies about the gender digital divide from 2017 to 2021, identifying key topics that require further exploration for a complete understanding of the topic through a systematic mapping. Findings show that recent studies have focused on analyzing the differences and inequalities between women and men regarding access, use, and appropriation of ICTs. For future years, it is needed more research on the subject.

 

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Cristina Peláez-Sánchez, Tecnológico de Monterrey

Iris Cristina Peláez Sánchez is a PhD student in Educational Innovation at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. She was an English professor at Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería y Ciencias Sociales y Administrativas. Also, she was an elementary teacher at Secretaría de Educación Pública since 2012. Master’s degree in Educational Technology at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and Bachelor's degree in Pedagogy at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Her line of research is new-technology application in language teaching and Digital gap.

Leonardo David Glasserman-Morales, Tecnológico de Monterrey

Leonardo Glasserman is program director of the Master in Education Entrepreneurship and researcher in the School of Humanities and Education at Tecnologico de Monterrey. He is a member of the Research Group on Innovation in Education and adjoint member of the Reasoning for Complexity Interdisciplinary Research Group. Also, he is a member of the National System of Researchers (SNI-1) in Mexico, the Mexican Council of Educational Research and the American Educational Research Association.

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Peláez-Sánchez, I. C., & Glasserman-Morales, L. D. (2023). Gender Digital Divide and Women’s Digital Inclusion: A Systematic Mapping . Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies, 12(3), 258–282. https://doi.org/10.17583/generos.10555

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