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Survey: Women still less likely to own a mobile phone

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Mobile phones are valued by women as life-enhancing tools. [iStockphoto]

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the stark digital divide, and those without access to mobile phones and mobile internet are at risk of being left further behind.

While more than 3.2 billion people in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) now access the internet on a mobile phone, mobile ownership and use remains unequal.

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