Kenyan Women lagging behind in mobile adoption

Kenyan women lag behind their male counterparts in mobile adoption. The gap is attributed to lower financial independence and education which can inhibit women’s access to and usage of mobile phones. According to a report by global telecommunication association lobby, GSMA, Kenyan women slightly fall behind the country’s fast growing mobile technology ecosystem.

“Kenya has a unique subscriber penetration and a small gender gap in mobile ownership of seven per cent with the gender gap much higher among poorer households at 16 per cent,” said the report.