Women + Mobile Phones = Economic Development
Recently, I read about another interesting trend. It is generally acknowledged that equipping women in low-income countries with productivity tools earns tremendous returns for development - it's not just good for them, it's good for their families, villages, societies, countries. These women spend up to 90% of their income on their families and are responsible for up to 80% of food production in many low and middle-income countries. These women run families and businesses.
And we also know that mobile phones are uniquely positioned as tools for growth in our era. Research has shown that mobile phones are associated with faster economic and business growth. Combining the two - the role of women and the power of a mobile phone - has the potential for exponential impact. It's the perfect, and the obvious combination; empowering women through the benefits of mobile phone ownership is the easiest and most straightforward measure we can adopt to advance social and economic growth in developing countries.
(The text above has been adapted from the website Technology Salon - read more on Mobile Phones and Women at http://bit.ly/gX4H5F. Another interesting website on Mobile Technology can be found on http://bit.ly/gokP2A)
