Mobile phones major catalyst for women empowerment, equality

The use of mobile telephones has made informal business by women more efficient and cost-effective. [iStockphoto]

In this era of technological revolution, Information Communication, and Technology (ICT) has become a panacea for most undertakings across the human divide and their day-to-day operations.

While the elite have access to a variety of technologies by use of complicated and costly gadgets, mobile phones have been easily accessible to all, including the poor and less educated in rural or urban settings. As it is, the evolution of mobile phones provides several technological functions in a variety of settings, which has made it possible for women in the informal business environment to transact businesses with ease.