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The digital gender divide can be defined as the “gender biases coded into technology products, the technology sector and digital skills education.” Technology and the internet can be a great source of opportunities and learning skills. Recent surveys have shown that girls have a lot less access to technology all over the world. To this day, girls and women often have less access to technology and the internet boys and men. In developing countries, everyone can afford these technologies but in backward countries stereotypes still prevail.
Women in numerous countries are 25% less likely than men to know how to leverage ICT for specific purposes. The Digital skills gap intersects with issues of poverty and educational access. The root cause of this digital gender divide is the patriarchal cultures preventing women and girls from developing skills. The gender gap in internet penetration is around 17 % in the Arab states and the Asia and Pacific region. The gender gap in ICT skills is as high as 25% in some ancient and middle eastern countries. If the government starts equipping girls with digital skills, they can help to boost the economy. Technology is also a power for women and girls to become activist and lead for changing the issues that affect them.