Closing the gap, and others

Nahaly Nafisa Khan
Nahaly Nafisa Khan
12 August 2021, 18:00 PM
UPDATED 13 August 2021, 00:00 AM
A recent study has shown a significant gender gap in the use of mobile phones, the internet and mobile financial services, with women lagging behind in all parameters.

A recent study has shown a significant gender gap in the use of mobile phones, the internet and mobile financial services, with women lagging behind in all parameters. Bangladesh is no exception to this trend. While we keep going on about going digital and achieving gender equality in all fronts, how can we develop, as a country and a nation, with the existing gender gap in the most basic component of going digital?

In this issue, we take a closer view on the findings of this study conducted by GSMA, along with everything tech, automobile and pop culture.